Defend Masafer Yatta

Israel is continuing its attacks on Palestinians in Masafer Yatta, part of its plan to expel around 1,000 Palestinians, including 500 children, from their homes.

The UK government has expressed concern at Israel's actions, but words aren't enough. It must take urgent action and commit to clear consequences, including sanctions on the Israeli state and on any companies whose equipment is involved in the forcible transfer of Palestinians from their homes.

As the UN Human Rights Council begins, write to the Foreign Office and pile on the pressure for the UK to finally take meaningful action to #DefendMasaferYatta

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Dear Foreign Secretary, As the UN Human Rights Council begins, I am writing to raise alarm at Israel's ongoing attacks on Palestinians in Masafer Yatta - part of its plan expel around 1,000 Palestinians, including 500 children, from their homes.  Forcible transfer of civilians in the context of military occupation is a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, a war crime under international law.
In the first days of January 2023, Israeli human rights group B’Tselem <a href="https://mailchi.mp/btselem/fast-tracked-war-crime">learned</a> that Israeli authorities had made clear their intentions to serve eviction notices to Palestinians in Masafer Yatta. This escalates the dangerous conditions created by a May 2022 Israeli High Court ruling, which green-lighted the process of forcible transfer
Since that court decision, Palestinians in Masafer Yatta have been subjected daily to a range of harassment and abuse, including violence from Israeli armed forces and settlers, arbitrary arrest of human rights defenders, and demolition of properties.
While in recent weeks the UK government has stated in opposition to the forcible transfer of Palestinians in Masafer Yatta, this is not enough. It needs to be followed by urgent action to hold Israel accountable, including the introduction of sanctions of the Israeli state, and on any company who's equipment is used by Israel to forcibly expel Palestinians.
Israel systematically violates the rights of the Palestinian people, including those in Masafer Yatta, and subjects them to horrific violence and suffering; all the while, the UK government continues to approve arms sales to Israel, lets Israel’s trade in illegal settlement goods flourish, and allows British companies like JCB profit from involvement in war crimes against the Palestinian people, including the demolition of their homes and properties. I am writing to demand the UK government introduce urgent accountability measures to prevent further war crimes in Masafer Yatta, including sanctions on Israel, and on any company based in the UK supplying products used by Israel in war crimes.

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