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FIFA RECOGNITION OF FOOTBALL TEAMS IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

EDM (Early Day Motion) 811: tabled on 14 December 2016

Tabled in the 2016-17 session.

This motion has been signed by 32 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

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

Motion text

That this House notes with considerable concern that six football teams based in illegal Israeli settlements are playing in the Israeli football league, in the 3rd, 4th and 5th tiers, organised by the Israel Football Association (IFA), a member of FIFA; further notes that UN resolutions and international law are clear that those settlements, built in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, are not part of Israel and are illegal under international law; is concerned that football is being used to legitimise the illegal occupation and the illegal settlement project; calls on FIFA to resolve this situation and prohibit teams based in illegally occupied territory from playing in the Israeli football league, which is accountable to FIFA; and calls on FIFA to stop business activity that supports those settlements.

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.

Arkless, Richard
Scottish National Party
Signed on 3 February 2017
Dumfries and Galloway
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 December 2016
Livingston
Boswell, Philip
Scottish National Party
Signed on 14 December 2016
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Brake, Tom
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 January 2017
Carshalton and Wallington
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 January 2017
Edinburgh North and Leith
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 14 December 2016
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 15 December 2016
Coventry South
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 December 2016
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Docherty-Hughes, Martin
Scottish National Party
Signed on 14 December 2016
West Dunbartonshire
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 15 December 2016
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 December 2016
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Kerevan, George
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 December 2016
East Lothian
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 16 December 2016
Dundee West
Matheson, Christian
Labour
Signed on 20 December 2016
City of Chester
McNally, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 December 2016
Falkirk
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 December 2016
Glasgow North West
Mullin, Roger
Scottish National Party
Signed on 23 January 2017
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 December 2016
East Dunbartonshire
O'Hara, Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 January 2017
Argyll and Bute
Pugh, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 11 January 2017
Southport
Ritchie, Ms Margaret
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 16 December 2016
South Down
Salmond, Alex
Scottish National Party
Signed on 16 December 2016
Gordon
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 16 December 2016
Glasgow South West
Thompson, Owen
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 January 2017
Midlothian
Whitford, Dr Philippa
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 December 2016
Central Ayrshire
Williams, Mr Mark
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 20 December 2016
Ceredigion

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.