That the Parliament notes the calls from people in the West Scotland region and across the country for the UK Government to recognise the State of Palestine; understands that 146 member states of the UN recognise Palestine as a sovereign state, encompassing the West Bank and the Gaza Strip; believes that independent Palestinian statehood on the basis of a free people with rights to self-determination and territorial integrity is an inalienable right and requirement for permanent peace between Palestine and the State of Israel; expresses grave concern over what it sees as the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and the Israeli military escalation in the occupied West Bank, including the deployment of tanks into Jenin for the first time in over two decades, and notes the view that a much-needed pathway to a sustainable and peaceful solution must be rooted in accountability and justice, upholding the dignity of both Israeli and Palestinian civilians.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Maggie Chapman, Foysol Choudhury, James Dornan, Jackie Dunbar, Patrick Harvie, Clare Haughey, Bill Kidd, Richard Leonard, Gordon MacDonald, Fulton MacGregor, Stuart McMillan, Pauline McNeill, Carol Mochan, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Evelyn Tweed, Mercedes Villalba, Elena Whitham, Humza Yousaf