The UK government and Israel
The following links involve correspondence with:
- my MP and various Ministers and government departments
- my MEPs
- the Advertising Standards Authority
- the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
UK Government and Israel
Correspondence with my MP and various Ministers
I have corresponded with my MP, Lynne Featherstone (LibDem) and Catherine West (Labour) on the following issues, and in each case they have taken my concerns sufficiently seriously to pass them on to the relevant minister. Each of their letters has (eventually) received an answer, which they passed on to me. I’ve also written to my MEPs, and again received answers; and similarly for the Advertising Standards Authority. Since the issues are public and there is no reason to see the correspondence as private, it’s all available here, organised by issue.
- 2017 HMG’s attempt to stifle criticism of Israel in UK universities
- emails from me to Catherine West MP and her reply to me.
- 2016 Israel’s use of imprisonment for Palestinian protesters
- 2014 October debate about recognition of Palestine by UK
- email from my MP to me, with a letter to the Foreign Secretary attached.
- a second email from my MP
- 2014 Israel’s collective punishment of Palestinians after the murder of three Israeli youths
- Letter from my MP to William Hague, formerly Foreign Secretary
- Letter from my MP to Phillip Hammond, new Foreign Secretary
- Letter from my MP to David Cameron, Prime Minister
- 2012 threatened destruction by Israel of Susya village
- email from me to my MP, Lynne Featherstone
- letter from MP to me, enclosing:
- letter from MP to Minister
- letter from MP to me, enclosing:
- letter from Minister to MP.
- 2010 Gaza flotilla
- 2010 Proposed change of UK law to prevent Israeli war-crime suspects from being arrested here, opposed in EDM 502
- letter from my MP supporting EDM 502
- letter from my MP to me, enclosing:
- reply by the Minister to my MP: page 1, page 2.
- (2011) further letter from my MP to me, responding to a further complaint by me.
- (2011) another letter from my MP to me, attaching another reply by the Minister: page 1, page 2
- (2011) another letter from my MP to me, explaining a change in government policy.
- 2009 Labelling of West-Bank produce in UK shops
- 2009 The Peace Boat
- 2009 The EU-Israel Association Agreement
- 2009 General policy on the relations between Israel and the Palestinians
Correspondence with my MEPs
- 2014. The debate about suspending the EU-Israel Association Agreement
- 12 Dec 2014. A message of support for the suspension from Jean Lambert, MEP (Green party)
- 2009 The EU-Israel Association Agreement
- 11 May 2009: a reply from Robert Evans, MEP, enclosing:
- a reply to him from Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission
- 11 May 2009: a reply from John Bowis, MEP
- 28 May 2009: a reply from Jean Lambert, MEP
- 3 June 2009: a reply from Sarah Ludford, MEP
- 12 May 2009: a reply from Claude Moraes, MEP
Correspondence with the Advertising Standards Agency
2009 The London Tube advertisement
