Israeli Defence Force And White Phosphorus (EDM1339)

Israeli Defence Force And White Phosphorus

EDM number 1339 in 2008-09, proposed by Paul Rowen on 23/04/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Middle East and Military operations.

That this House welcomes the Israeli Defence Force's decision to stop using white phosphorus shells in Gaza in 2009 following evidence that they were injuring civilians; notes that, although phosphorus bombs may be used to create smokescreens, their use as weapons in civilian areas is illegal under the Geneva Conventions; recalls the report Rain of Fire by Human Rights Watch; urges Israel to admit that it acted in contravention of the international law principles of distinction and proportionality by using white phosphorus munitions in areas of high civilian density in the recent Gaza conflict; and concludes that Israel must agree to the investigation of this issue by the UN Human Rights Council.

This motion has been signed by a total of 52 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Paul Rowen	23/04/2009	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Bob Russell	23/04/2009	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
David Lepper	24/04/2009	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	24/04/2009	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Brian Iddon	27/04/2009	Bolton South East	Labour	Seconded
Ann Cryer	27/04/2009	Keighley	Labour	Seconded
Kelvin Hopkins	27/04/2009	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Glenda Jackson	27/04/2009	Hampstead and Highgate	Labour	Signed
Richard Burden	27/04/2009	Birmingham, Northfield	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	27/04/2009	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Neil Gerrard	27/04/2009	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Mark Durkan	28/04/2009	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Jim Devine	28/04/2009	Livingston	Labour	Signed
John Leech	28/04/2009	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Weir	28/04/2009	Angus	Scottish National Party	Signed
Mike Hancock	28/04/2009	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Chaytor	28/04/2009	Bury North	Labour	Signed
Colin Breed	28/04/2009	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lynne Jones	28/04/2009	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Nick Harvey	29/04/2009	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin Caton	29/04/2009	Gower	Labour	Signed
David Drew	29/04/2009	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Jim McGovern	29/04/2009	Dundee West	Labour	Signed
Dan Rogerson	29/04/2009	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andy Slaughter	30/04/2009	Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush	Labour	Signed
Joan Walley	30/04/2009	Stoke-on-Trent North	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	30/04/2009	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Brian Jenkins	30/04/2009	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Andy Reed	30/04/2009	Loughborough	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	30/04/2009	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Phyllis Starkey	05/05/2009	Milton Keynes South West	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	05/05/2009	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Michael Clapham	05/05/2009	Barnsley West and Penistone	Labour	Signed
David Hamilton	05/05/2009	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	05/05/2009	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	06/05/2009	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Janet Anderson	07/05/2009	Rossendale and Darwen	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	07/05/2009	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Williams	07/05/2009	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Chris McCafferty	08/05/2009	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Linda Riordan	11/05/2009	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Eddie McGrady	20/05/2009	South Down	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Willie Rennie	20/05/2009	Dunfermline and West Fife	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Simon Hughes	01/06/2009	North Southwark and Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Etherington	01/06/2009	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Roger Williams	03/06/2009	Brecon and Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jo Swinson	11/06/2009	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Susan Kramer	22/06/2009	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Crausby	15/07/2009	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Stephen Williams	09/11/2009	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Jabez Foster	Unknown			Withdrawn
Lyn Brown	Unknown			Withdrawn

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