Received from: National Education Union
Merged into composite 17
Congress notes that:
i. Israel’s military assault on Gaza has killed over 35,000 Palestinians, injured more than 70,000 and displaced over 75 per cent of Gaza’s population destroying housing, hospitals, schools and universities
ii. the International Court of Justice has found South Africa’s case, that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, to be plausible and the International Criminal Court prosecutor is seeking arrest warrants against senior members of the Israeli government alongside Hamas leaders, for crimes against humanity
iii. the UK government, as a party to the Genocide Convention, has obligations to prevent and punish those guilty of acts of genocide
iv. Israel’s offensive in Gaza follows decades of violations of Palestinian human rights and international law, ethnic cleansing, and the imposition of a system of oppression against all Palestinians, including those living under military occupation and Palestinians who are citizens of Israel, which is recognised internationally as meeting the legal definition of apartheid
v. Palestinian trade unions have called on their counterparts to end all forms of complicity with Israel’s crimes.
Congress reaffirms support for Palestinian rights and calls on the government to:
a. immediately recognise the State of Palestine
b. end the arms trade with Israel
c. demand a permanent ceasefire and the release of all hostages and Palestinian political prisoners
d. ensure safe access to essentials including water, electricity, and food, and restore funding to UNRWA
e. following the ICJ and ICC statements, impose sanctions upon individuals and entities who have made statements inciting genocide against Palestinians
f. revoke the 2030 Road Map for UK-Israel bilateral relations.
National Education Union
AMENDMENT
Add at the end of bullet point i., add “contributing to a two-state solution” Add new bullet points:
“vii. welcomes the fall of the Economic Activities of Public Bodies Bill and calls for renewed focus to advance a strategy of boycotts, divestment and sanctions”
“viii. ensure decent work and quality public services are embedded in the reconstruction of Gaza”
UNISON
AMENDMENT
Replace bullet point b. with:
“b. ban export licences for arms directly traded with Israel and encourage others to do the same.”
Unite