PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
RACHEL CORRIE AND TOM HURNDALL (5 July 2004)

That this House applauds the launch of the Tom Hurndall Foundation following Tom's death earlier this year after he was shot by an Israeli Defence Force (IDF) soldier in Rafah whilst protecting Palestinian children from gunfire; welcomes the coinciding visit of Craig, Cindy and Sarah Corrie, family of Rachel Corrie, who who killed by an IDF bulldozer on 16th March 2003; notes the content of concurrent Resolution 111 in the US House of Representatives expressing sympathy for Rachel's death in Rafah in the Gaza strip and calling on the US Administration to ensure that those responsible for her death are brought to justice and that an incident of this kind is not repeated; abhors the IDF's continued use of force and the practice of firing upon witnesses visiting Palestine; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to make representations to the Israeli Government about the gravity of these incidents and the urgent need for immediate peace talks.

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Jeremy Corbyn (Your Party)