Rejected petition Call for UK Government to challenge the annexation of the occupied West Bank.

This is a call on the UK Government to make clear to the Israeli government that such annexation of territory will have severe consequences for the UK-Israel relationship, and a further call to introduce sanctions similar to those imposed on Russia in 2014 in the event that annexation takes place.

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Approximately 2.5 million Arab Palestinians live in the occupied West Bank under Israeli military rule. The new Israeli coalition government will meet this Sunday to finalise plans to annex this land. This is a breach of international law obligations that reject the acquisition of territory through force and would be a major threat to peace. It has erupted violence causing death and hardship to thousands, and should annexation take place, will leave millions of Palestinians without a home.

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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Seek to Stop Israel’s Forced Displacement of Palestinians from the West Bank: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/585498

Condemn Israel for their treatment of Palestine and Palestinians: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/585309

Introduce sanctions against Israel: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/585314

Sanction Israeli individuals and businesses over treatment of Palestinians: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/585845

UK Government to formally recognise the State of Palestine: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/585313

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Date submitted 12 May 2021
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