PARENTS CIRCLE - FAMILIES FORUM AND RECONCILIATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Early day motion 103, tabled 21 May 2012 by Mark Durkan (Social Democratic and Labour Party). Signed by 59 members.

That this House recognises the need to provide a framework for a reconciliation process as an integral part of any future peace agreements between Israel and Palestine; believes that reconciliation is a necessary condition for ensuring a lasting peace in the Middle East; applauds the work of the charity Parents Circle-Families Forum (PCFF) to make an emotional breakthrough; notes that the PCFF is made up of over 600 families, half Israeli and half Palestinian, who have all lost an immediate family member in the conflict; and supports the message ofthe Forum that if Palestinians and Israelis who have paid the highest price of a conflict can sit together and look for a way to peace, then surely others can.

Signatures by party: Labour 40, Liberal Democrat 7, Conservative 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, DUP 2, Alliance 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1.