WAR CRIMES AND THE ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER ARIEL SHARON

Early day motion 10, tabled 20 June 2001 by John Austin (Labour). Signed by 26 members.

That this House congratulates the BBC for Panorama's recent in-depth analysis of the massacres in Sabra and Shatilla during the war in Lebanon in 1982; notes that following the massacres an internal Israeli commission of inquiry forced the resignation of the then Israeli Defence Minister, Ariel Sharon; believes there is sufficient prima facie evidence to indicate that Ariel Sharon, now the Israeli Prime Minister, should be tried for war crimes; and calls upon the international community to ensure that he is duly charged at the earliest possible opportunity.

Signatures by party: Labour 22, Independent 1, Liberal Democrat 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1.