[Peace-discuss] From a LibDem MP: UK Parliament votes to recognise Palestine
Karen Aram via Peace-discuss
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Tue Oct 14 18:27:02 EDT 2014
It's purely symbolic but its a result of the British people pressing the issue. It is a start and confirms that people power can work, sometimes. Sweden was the first to recognize Palestine's right to recognition, now this with the UK, who will be next.?
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 16:47:16 -0500
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Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] From a LibDem MP: UK Parliament votes to recognise Palestine
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A good step forward, but this press release doesn't
mention ( that I saw ) that it is a Non Binding Resolution.
David Johnson
On 10/14/2014 12:46 PM, Robert Naiman
via Peace-discuss wrote:
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From: David Ward MP
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014
4:33 AM
Subject: UK Parliament
votes to recognise Palestine
Late last night, I
joined MPs from all sides of the House of
Commons to vote for the UK Government to
immediately recognise Palestine as a sovereign
state. I'm very pleased to say that MPs
chose...
David
Ward MP
http://davidward.org.uk/
Late last night, I joined MPs from all
sides of the House of Commons to vote for
the UK Government to immediately recognise
Palestine as a sovereign state.
I'm very pleased to say that MPs chose to
recognise the state of Palestine by 274
votes for recognition to only 12 votes
against recognition. I'm particularly
pleased to say that almost all
Lib Dems that aren't Ministers
voted for Palestinian recognition.
I voted to recognise the State of
Palestine.
I did this because it is the intrinsic
right of the Palestinian people to be
recognised as a legitimate state outside
of the ongoing peace process with Israel.
Some have said that a Palestinian State
can only happen as part of a negotiated
peace ending in a two state solution with
Israel.
To this, I say that the UK unilaterally
recognised Israel in 1950 outside of any
negotiations with the Palestinian people
and that it is absurd to have the
recognition of a sovereign people
conditional on negotiations where one
state will always have power over the
other. A successful two state
solution needs two states to be in
existence.
I want this crucial support from the
House of Commons to give hope to the
Palestinian people, to provide a message
that there are people in the world that
care about them and that violence is not
the way to find a lasting peace. For many
Palestinians, the utter despair of their
situation has forced them into the arms of
men of violence like Hamas as a way to
fight against oppression. We need to show
these people that violence will only
embolden Israeli aggression and the only
way to find peace is through successful
peaceful negotiations.
Statehood for the Palestinian
people will provide hope and demonstrate
that there can be success in following a
peaceful course of action.
Many people from all backgrounds and from
all faiths are supporting us and whilst
yesterday's vote is non-binding, it will
put enormous pressure on the UK Government
to follow our example and recognise the
State of Palestine.
The tide is turning, the world has woken
up and seen Israel's recent atrocities in
Gaza, it has categorically shown the world
the horrors that many Palestinians live in
and that finding a lasting and non-violent
two state solution is an absolute
priority.
In two weeks' time, I hope to go on a
fact finding mission to Gaza and I will be
very proud to tell Palestinians I meet
that the British Parliament supports them
and the State of Palestine. I will be
publishing a diary of my Gaza visit, who I
meet and what I see and you will be able
to follow this by visiting my website at www.davidward.org.uk
Also if you have not already signed it, please
sign and share my petition on Twitter or
Facebook calling for the UK
Government to stand up for the Palestinian
people http://davidward.org.uk/en/petition/we-demand-the-british-government-stands-up-for-the-palestinians-now
Many thanks again for joining me and
showing your continued support to the
Palestinian people.
With the best of wishes
David Ward
Member of Parliament for Bradford
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