As your constituent, I am gravely concerned about the plight of people in Gaza and the West Bank. I am calling on you to support the potential SNP motion on “Gaza ceasefire” tabled for 21st February.
The situation in Gaza is catastrophic. Israel first asked Palestinians to move towards the South as a secure zone. Israel has now started bombing the Palestinians in the South of Gaza.
It is of utmost importance to me that the United Kingdom respects the ICJ ruling that considers Israel is ‘plausibly’ committing genocide.
The plight of the Palestinians did not start on 7 October 2023. Over 70 percent of Palestinians were driven out of their homes in 1947/8. Since then, Palestinians have suffered human rights abuses, occupation and according to major international organisations, apartheid policies.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu rejected the hostage deal on 7 February 2024.
Israel Politicians are publicly calling for killing all the Palestinians in Gaza. Isaac Herzog, Israeli President, stated, “The entire nation [Palestinians] out there is responsible. This rhetoric about civilians not aware, not involved, its absolutely not true…”. Galit Distel-Atabaryan, MP, stated, “Eraze Gaza from the face of the earth. Amichai Eliyahu, a Cabinet member, stated, “There are no non-combatants in Gaza”. Ariel Kallner, MP, stated, “Right now, one goal; Nakba! A Nakba that will overshadow the Nakba of 48.”.
Netanyahu has talked about taking control of everything “from the river to the sea” and evoked the Biblical story of Amalek that calls for killing “men, women and children”.
There is a long string of other Israeli Politicians advocating for the ethnic cleansing in Gaza. On 28 January 2024, thousands of Israelis were joined by 12 Government Ministers in a conference calling for the resettlement of the Gaza Strip.
As of 15 February 2024, Israel has damaged or destroyed over 320,000 properties and blown-up universities, schools and health facilities. Israel has also displaced over 2 million, injured over 70,000 and killed over 30,000 people. Women and children are the greatest victims of Israeli onslaught.
It is time you, as my MP, respect ICJ (international law), take the ambitions of Israeli politicians calling for wiping out Gaza seriously and stop the human catastrophe unfolding in Gaza.
If you respect international law and have humanity, I expect you to support the SNP motion and demand for an “immediate ceasefire” from Israel.
Yours sincerely,
