ISRAEL'S TREATMENT OF NON-JEWISH REFUGEES

Early day motion 345, tabled 20 July 2015 by Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party). Signed by 42 members.

That this House condemns the abysmally low proportion of non-Jewish, African asylum seekers who have been granted refugee status in Israel; notes with concern that less than one per cent of applications by African refugees are successful; further notes that Israel's closest neighbours, Jordan and Lebanon, have each accepted millions of refugees fleeing Syria; commends the work of Hotline for Refugees and Migrants Israel, and the Assaf Aid Organization for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Israel in promoting African refugee rights in Israel; and calls on the Government to demand immediate action from the Israeli government to behave in line with international legal norms and obligations.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 23, Labour 9, Conservative 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Labour/Co-operative 2, Green 1, Plaid Cymru 1.