The lawmakers, representing seven political parties, supported a motion on this issue on Tuesday.
The United Kingdom has suspended certain arms sales to “Israel”, while the US has paused deliveries of a specific type of heavy bomb. Nonetheless, both countries assisted “Israel” in intercepting Iranian ballistic missiles earlier this month.
The Early Day Motion (EDM), introduced by MP Richard Burgon, called on the government to impose sanctions on “Israel” due to its ongoing violations of international law in Palestine.
According to the lawmaker, “Israel” has carried out war crimes and violated international law for over a year, adding, “We need real action from political leaders- not just words,” in order to force the occupation to end its actions.
Burgon explained that this also means “imposing sanctions on Israel, as the UN General Assembly recently called for.”
The Independent Alliance of MPs—consisting of Jeremy Corbyn, Shockat Adam, Adnan Hussain, Ayoub Khan, and Iqbal Mohamed—criticized the UK government for its complicity in “Israel’s” actions.
In an urgent letter to Foreign Secretary David Lammy, the Alliance questioned whether the government truly opposes genocide.
The letter condemned the new Labour leadership for its “100 days of complicity in crimes against humanity” and expressed “disgust over the government’s complicity in one of the greatest crimes in our lifetime.”
The letter follows a horrific aggression by the IOF in which Palestinian refugees were burned alive. The letter detailed the “unimaginable pain and suffering” of the Palestinians as they experienced their last minutes.
It also detailed how Israeli airstrikes targeted a school where 22 people who were awaiting polio vaccines were killed. Al Mayadeen