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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Israel Confiscates Solar Panels Donated by Dutch Government to Palestine

  • Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 July 2017
  • Motion reference: S5M-06591

That the Parliament notes with concern reports that the Israeli Government has confiscated dozens of solar panels from the Palestinian village of Jubbet al-Dhib; understands that the panels were providing energy to a village that otherwise relies on old and noisy diesel generators for the three hours of power that it has access to each day, and that the Dutch Government, which donated the panels, has demanded their return; further understands that this incident is the most recent in a year that has seen the largest number of Israeli demolitions of Palestinian structures since rights groups began records; believes that these demolitions, including over 300 structures that received funding from the EU or international NGOs, are creating an ever-worsening standard of living for Palestinians; condemns these demolitions and all other unjustified acts, which it considers are designed to negatively impact the lives of Palestinians, and urges the international community to unite to pressurise the Israeli Government into ceasing what it believes are acts of aggression on Palestine.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Claudia Beamish, John Finnie, Ross Greer, Fulton MacGregor, Ben Macpherson, Ivan McKee, Christina McKelvie, Alex Rowley, Anas Sarwar, David Torrance, Sandra White