UK parliamentarians send unprecedented message of support to Israel’s President Isaac Herzog
"We stand in solidarity with Israel" - historic message signed by more than 300 MP's and Lords including Home Secretary, Health Secretary, and Deputy Prime Minister
More than 300 cross-party parliamentarians from the UK Parliament (including 250 Conservatives) have issued an unprecedented joint statement in support of Israel, in the wake of a deadly surprise attack by the Hamas terror group.
The statement of support has been sent directly to President of Israel Isaac Herzog and reads:
We are united in condemning Hamas’s unprovoked, surprise attack against Israel and its civilians. Hundreds of Israeli civilians have been murdered and kidnapped within their communities by marauding gangs of terrorists. Thousands of rockets have been fired by the Iran-backed terror group with the explicit intention of harming as many as possible.
The peace in villages, towns and cities across Israel has been shattered at a time when many will have been celebrating Shabbat and the Jewish festivals of Sukkot and Simchat Torah.
The violence has been indiscriminate with people of all faiths, ethnicities and backgrounds targeted. The footage is deeply disturbing and will have horrified people across the UK and within our constituencies and communities.
We welcome the UK’s strong condemnation of Hamas’s barbaric attack and pledge to protect the UK’s vibrant Jewish community.
The attack by Iran’s Hamas proxy is a futile attempt to harm the movement for peace across the region as Israel and its Arab neighbours work jointly for a future of shared prosperity.
The Abraham Accords have shown that a future of peace is possible and we celebrate the historic opportunity it presents and call for redoubled efforts to expand them.
As members of all of the UK’s main political parties we stand in solidarity with Israel and its right to self defence at this time of great need.
As many as 250 Conservative parliamentarians have added their support. A dozen Cabinet Ministers also took the step of signing the statement, including the Home Secretary, Health Secretary, and Deputy Prime Minister.
The MPs and Lords – from the UK’s main political parties – united to endorse a statement by the All-Party Britain-Israel Parliamentary Group condemning Hamas terrorism and supporting Israel’s right to self-defence.
The statement follows strong expressions of support for Israel from across the UK Government, led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary James Cleverly.
Chair of the Britain-Israel APPG and CFI Officer, Bob Blackman CBE MP said: “More than 300 UK parliamentarians have today sent an unequivocal message of cross-party support to the President of Israel Isaac Herzog. This historic joint statement from the All-Party Britain-Israel Parliamentary Group reasserts our shared condemnation of the Hamas terror group and restatement of Israel’s absolute right to self-defence. We will continue to stand beside Israel at this unimaginably difficult time”.
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