Government Policy On Israeli Settlements
EDM number 1699 in 2008-09, proposed by Phyllis Starkey on 17/06/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Middle East.
That this House endorses the call by President Obama for a full and complete freeze on all Israeli settlement building in occupied territories, including natural growth; notes that all settlements including outposts are explicitly illegal under international law and exist in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions; further notes that they are a major obstacle to peace and a meaningful two state solution which includes a viable, independent sovereign Palestinian state; and welcomes the Government's call for such a total freeze on settlement activity and urges the Government to do all in its power to bring this about.
This motion has been signed by a total of 80 MPs.
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