MILITARY DETENTION OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN BY ISRAELI AUTHORITIES

Early day motion 563, tabled 20 November 2017 by Lisa Nandy (Labour). Signed by 144 members.

That this House notes with concern that hundreds of Palestinian children continue to be arrested, detained and tried in Israeli military courts, despite the practice involving widespread and systematic violations of international law and being widely condemned; further notes that allegations of ill-treatment at the hands of Israeli authorities include blindfolding, physical violence and arrest at night; notes the disparity between the treatment of Israeli and Palestinian children by Israeli authorities and calls for those authorities to treat Palestinian children in a way that is not inferior to the way they would any Israeli child; notes that, as the occupying power in the West Bank, Israel has a responsibility under international human rights conventions for the safety, welfare and human rights protection of Palestinian children living under occupation; notes with concern that the recommendations of Unicef's 2013 Children in Israeli Military Detention Report remain largely unmet; and urges the Government to urgently engage with the Government of Israel to end the widespread and systemic human rights violations suffered by Palestinian children in Israeli military custody.

Signatures by party: Labour 78, Scottish National Party 29, Liberal Democrat 11, Conservative 9, Labour/Co-operative 9, Plaid Cymru 4, Independent 3, Green 1.