Country: occupied Palestinian territory Sources: Medical Aid for Palestinians, Save the Children Rohan Talbot, MAP’s Director of Advocacy & Campaigns, said: "Palestinian communities across the occupied West Bank are facing an existential…
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Country: occupied Palestinian territory
Sources: Medical Aid for Palestinians, Save the Children
Rohan Talbot, MAP’s Director of Advocacy & Campaigns, said: "Palestinian communities across the occupied West Bank are facing an existential threat. Decades of occupation, settlement expansion, violence and impunity have reached a critical point, with Palestinians facing escalating attacks, displacement, and growing barriers to accessing lifesaving care and humanitarian assistance.
"This is not random violence or an act of a fringe minority. It is the result of a sustained pattern of state-sanctioned impunity that has allowed those responsible for attacks to operate without consequence, while Palestinian communities are left without protection.
“The UK has a legal and moral responsibility to act now to prevent further atrocities, hold those responsible for violations against Palestinians — including military and settler violence, settlement expansion, attacks on healthcare and forced displacement — to account, and end policies that enable this system of impunity. This must include ending trade with illegal settlements and making clear that the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian communities will be met with meaningful consequences.”
Olive Gray, Campaigns Manager Conflict and Humanitarian at Save the Children UK said*, "Chaos, danger and uncertainty are now a way of life for children and families in the West Bank. The recent sharp escalation of violence carried out with total impunity is putting Palestinian children at severe risk. Families are being denied access to basic services. Entire communities are being left isolated and endangered.*
It’s forced us to partially suspend our programmes there, meaning children are missing out on critical education and child protection support. Pressure must be brought to bear on the Israeli authorities to end all violent, discriminatory and coercive actions. The Prime Minister was right to say that the UK must do more to pressure Israel, including a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements."
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Spokespeople quoted in the press release are all available for interview on request. Please contact the Medical Aid for Palestinians press office to arrange at: press@map.org.uk or +44 (0) 203 869 1310
Notes to editor
Polling commissioned in June by Save the Children UK, Christian Aid, and Medical Aid for Palestinians as part of the Ally to Atrocities campaign, found that:
87% of Labour Party members support banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements, with 6% opposed.
78% support suspending all UK arms exports to Israel, including components for F-35 fighter jets, compared to 14% opposed.
68% support suspending the UK-Israel Trade and Partnership agreement, while 16% oppose.
62% are dissatisfied with the UK Government’s current approach to the occupied Palestinian territory, compared to 19% satisfied.
58% say the UK Government’s approach is important in their decision about who should lead the Labour Party.
About the Ally to Atrocities campaign
We are a coalition of British humanitarian INGOs working in the occupied Palestinian territory. Our colleagues have seen first-hand the scale of death and destruction in Gaza, as well as the escalations in violence in the West Bank. We’re joining together because we refuse to accept as normal both the horrors that Palestinians have faced and the UK Government’s complicity. We demand that the UK Government uphold both their legal and moral responsibilities to protect civilians and hold all perpetrators accountable.
About Save the Children UK
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/
Save the Children exists to help every child get the chance of a future they deserve. In more than 100 countries, including the UK, we make sure children stay safe, healthy and learning – finding new ways to reach children who need us most. For a century, we’ve stood up for children’s rights and made sure their voices are heard. With children, for children, we change the future for good.
About Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)https://www.map.org.uk
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) works for a future where every Palestinian has access to a comprehensive, effective and locally-led system of healthcare, and the full realisation of their rights to health and dignity. We work in the occupied Palestinian territory and in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon.
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