Plz Ask Your MP to Sign EDM 112 on Gaza
Early Day Motion on Gaza blockade
Please ask your MP to sign.
EDM (112) - HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN GAZA
"That this House notes the appalling humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip, which UN officials have described as the worst crisis to have befallen the 1.5 million Palestinians of Gaza; further notes that Israel has prevented basic humanitarian supplies from entering the Gaza Strip, including some medicines, clothing for children and essential spare parts; further notes that prohibited items even include some foodstuffs; is extremely concerned that hospitals are running short of fuel supplies, and that this threatens basic health care, including babies in incubators; considers that this blockade is a form of collective punishment in fundamental breach of international law; calls upon the Government to insist on the immediate ending of the blockade of the Gaza Strip both on the Israel-Gaza and Egypt-Gaza borders; and further calls on the Government to support all efforts to bring about a permanenet ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, including a complete cessation of violence by all parties including rocket attacks on Israel and attacks on Gaza by Israeli military forces."
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Reports on the humantiarian situaion in Gaza
From UN OCHA -P r o t e c t i o n o f C i v i l i a n s We e k l y R e p o r t
See also report on UNRWA's assessment
Interview with UNRWA Commissioner-General, Karen Abu Zayd
To see who has signed the EDM please click here.
Click here for how to find out how to contact your MP and tips on letter writing
What is an EDM?
Early day motion (EDM) is a colloquial term for a notice of motion given by a Member for which no date has been fixed for debate. EDMs exist to allow Members to put on record their opinion on a subject and canvass support for it from fellow Members. In effect, the primary function of an EDM is to form a kind of petition that MPs can sign. It can act as a useful lobbying tool if the EDM gains a large number of signatures.
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