PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
ISRAEL'S TREATMENT OF NON-JEWISH REFUGEES (19 July 2015)

Motion Details

That this House condemns the abysmally low proportion of non-Jewish, African asylum seekers who have been granted refugee status in Israel; notes with concern that less than one per cent of applications by African refugees are successful; further notes that Israel's closest neighbours, Jordan and Lebanon, have each accepted millions of refugees fleeing Syria; commends the work of Hotline for Refugees and Migrants Israel, and the Assaf Aid Organization for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Israel in promoting African refugee rights in Israel; and calls on the Government to demand immediate action from the Israeli government to behave in line with international legal norms and obligations.

Sponsored by:
Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Scottish National Party
22
52%
 
 
Labour
9
21%
 
 
Independent
4
10%
 
 
Conservative
3
7%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
5%
 
 
Green Party
1
2%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (42 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
SNP
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
Lab
Mr David Anderson
SNP
Mhairi Black
SNP
Kirsty Blackman
Aberdeen North
SNP
Philip Boswell
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
SNP
Alan Brown
SNP
Joanna Cherry
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
SNP
Angela Crawley
SNP
Martyn Day
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
SNP
Peter Grant
SNP
Neil Gray
SNP
Drew Hendry
Ind
Imran Hussain
Bradford East
Lab
Stephen Kinnock
Aberafan Maesteg
SNP
Chris Law
Dundee Central
Green
Caroline Lucas
Lab
Rachael Maskell
York Central
Con
Dr Tania Mathias
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Ind
Natalie McGarry
SNP
Anne McLaughlin
SNP
John McNally
SNP
Carol Monaghan
SNP
Gavin Newlands
Lab
Kate Osamor
Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
Lab
Yasmin Qureshi
Bolton South and Walkden
Lab
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma
SNP
Tommy Sheppard (Sponsor)
Lab
Paula Sherriff
Con
Lord Soames of Fletching
SNP
Chris Stephens
SNP
Alison Thewliss
SNP
Owen Thompson
SNP
Dr Philippa Whitford
SNP
Corri Wilson

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