Tuesday, 18 June 2024

Motions

Middle East conflict

Katherine COPSEY (Southern Metropolitan) (14:51): I move, by leave:

That this house:

(1) notes that the Human Rights Council (HRC):

(a) is the intergovernmental body within the United Nations system responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights and for addressing human rights violations;

(b) responds to human rights emergencies and makes recommendations on how to better implement human rights on the ground;

(c) on 27 May 2021 decided to ‘urgently establish an ongoing, independent, international commission of inquiry to investigate, in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel, all alleged violations of international humanitarian law and abuses of international human rights law leading up and since 13 April 2021’ and further requested the commission of inquiry (COI) ‘investigate all underlying root causes of recurrent tensions, instability and protraction of conflict, including systematic discrimination and repression based on national, ethnic, racial or religious identity’;

(2) further notes that in March 2024, the HRC passed two resolutions requesting the COI present reports on:

(a) settlers and settler groups involved in acts of terror, violence or intimidation against Palestinian civilians and the actions taken by Israel and third states to ensure accountability for international law violations;

(b) the transfer or sale of arms, munitions, parts, components and dual-use items to Israel, including those used during the Israeli military operation in Gaza since 7 October 2023, and analyse legal consequences of these transfers;

(3) does not support the state of Israel’s continued invasion of Gaza; and

(4) supports calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire.

Leave refused.

David DAVIS (Southern Metropolitan) (14:53): I move, by leave:

That this house:

(1) notes the Hamas terrorist organisation attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023 and the killings, rapes and destruction perpetuated by Hamas;

(2) further notes that according to Agence France-Presse up to 116 hostages still remain in Gaza held by Hamas, some known to be alive, who have now been held for 255 days, and some dead; and

(3) calls on Hamas to immediately release all hostages.

Leave refused.