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STATUS OF JERUSALEM

EDM (Early Day Motion) 2436: tabled on 15 November 2011

Tabled in the 2010-12 session.

This motion has been signed by 62 Members. It has received 1 amendment.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

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Motion text

That this House believes that Jerusalem is a shared city, sacred to Jews, Muslims and Christians; notes with alarm the systematic attempts to reduce the Palestinian population of East Jerusalem and the Jerusalem periphery through evictions of Palestinian families, demolition of Palestinian homes, expansion of Israeli settlements, removal of residency rights from many Palestinian residents of Jerusalem and refusal of access to Jerusalem and its holy sites to most Muslim and Christian Palestinians from the West Bank, resulting in the gradual destruction of Palestinian life and culture; supports the Government's position of not recognising Israel's unilateral annexation of East Jerusalem, of regarding Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem as contrary to international law and of refusing to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel until it becomes the shared capital of both nations; and calls on the Government to take steps to ensure that the Israeli authorities respect the rights of Palestinians as well as Israeli citizens and the freedom of worship of all faiths in Jerusalem.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Ainsworth, Mr Bob
Labour
Signed on 20 March 2012
Coventry North East
Alexander, Heidi
Labour
Signed on 16 April 2012
Lewisham East
Anderson, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 29 November 2011
Blaydon
Barron, Mr Kevin
Labour
Signed on 20 March 2012
Rother Valley
Begg, Dame Anne
Labour
Signed on 9 March 2012
Aberdeen South
Betts, Mr Clive
Labour
Signed on 1 February 2012
Sheffield South East
Brazier, Mr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 31 January 2012
Canterbury
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 23 November 2011
Blyth Valley
Caton, Martin
Labour
Signed on 22 November 2011
Gower
Clark, Katy
Labour
Signed on 25 November 2011
North Ayrshire and Arran
Crausby, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 22 November 2011
Bolton North East
Cunningham, Alex
Labour
Signed on 15 November 2011
Stockton North
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 24 November 2011
Coventry South
Dobbin, Jim
Labour
Signed on 21 November 2011
Heywood and Middleton
Dobson, Frank
Labour
Signed on 1 December 2011
Holborn and St Pancras
Doran, Mr Frank
Labour
Signed on 1 February 2012
Aberdeen North
Dowd, Jim
Labour
Signed on 22 November 2011
Lewisham West and Penge
Durkan, Mark
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 21 November 2011
Foyle
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 6 February 2012
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Farron, Tim
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 6 February 2012
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 15 November 2011
Newport West
Foster, Mr Don
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 17 April 2012
Bath
Gilbert, Stephen
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 6 February 2012
St Austell and Newquay
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 22 November 2011
Birmingham, Hall Green
Hames, Duncan
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 30 November 2011
Chippenham
Hancock, Mr Mike
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 21 November 2011
Portsmouth South
Hemming, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 December 2011
Birmingham, Yardley
Hoey, Kate
Labour
Signed on 12 December 2011
Vauxhall
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 21 November 2011
Luton North
Hughes, Simon
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 23 November 2011
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Huppert, Dr Julian
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 March 2012
Cambridge
Jackson, Glenda
Labour
Signed on 8 February 2012
Hampstead and Kilburn
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on 29 November 2011
Wansbeck
Lazarowicz, Mark
Labour
Signed on 16 April 2012
Edinburgh North and Leith
Leech, Mr John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 March 2012
Manchester, Withington
Lloyd, Stephen
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 27 March 2012
Eastbourne
Lloyd, Tony
Labour
Signed on 12 December 2011
Manchester Central
Llwyd, Mr Elfyn
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 28 November 2011
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Long, Naomi
Alliance
Signed on 17 April 2012
Belfast East
Mulholland, Greg
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 7 March 2012
Leeds North West
Osborne, Sandra
Labour
Signed on 22 November 2011
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Owen, Albert
Labour
Signed on 30 November 2011
Ynys Môn
Riordan, Mrs Linda
Labour
Signed on 5 March 2012
Halifax
Ruddock, Joan
Labour
Signed on 21 November 2011
Lewisham, Deptford
Russell, Bob
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 15 November 2011
Colchester
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on 28 February 2012
Ealing, Southall
Slaughter, Andy
Labour
Signed on 23 November 2011
Hammersmith
Vaz, Valerie
Labour
Signed on 5 March 2012
Walsall South
Walker, Mr Robin
Conservative
Signed on 28 November 2011
Worcester
Weir, Mr Mike
Scottish National Party
Signed on 23 November 2011
Angus
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 29 November 2011
Arfon
Williams, Mr Mark
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 22 November 2011
Ceredigion
Williams, Stephen
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 21 November 2011
Bristol West
Wood, Mike
Labour
Signed on 5 December 2011
Batley and Spen
Wright, David
Labour
Signed on 5 March 2012
Telford
Wright, Simon
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 31 January 2012
Norwich South

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.

After a motion has been tabled, other Members can table amendments to it. Amendments to this motion are shown below.

STATUS OF JERUSALEM (Amendment 1)
leave out from `House' to end and add `notes that Christians, Muslims and Jews are all free to worship according to their own beliefs in Jerusalem; further notes that Israel handed over control of all Muslim holy sites to the Islamic Waqf in 1967; draws attention to the fact that prior to 1967 Jews were not free to worship at the Western Wall in Jerusalem; supports the Israeli government's security decisions and steps to ensure that all faiths can gain access to holy sites, including by building special gates in the Security Barrier; and further notes the offer by the Israeli government to give Palestinians living in Jerusalem the choice of whether to become full Israeli citizens or whether to remain Israeli residents with Palestinian Authority citizenship.'.
Conservative, Harlow
2
signatures
EDM 2436A1: tabled on 21 November 2011