All Eyes on Silwan: Write to the Foreign Office

Like Sheikh Jarrah, Silwan is an area in occupied East Jerusalem facing ongoing and imminent threats of ethnic cleansing. 1500 Palestinians are under threat of having their homes demolished as Israel attempts to replace them with illegal settlers. Take action today by writing to the Foreign Office.

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Dear Secretary of State, Israel has begun demolishing Palestinian structures in the Silwan area of Jerusalem. Sixteen families are under imminent threat of home demolitions, with over 4000 facing the threat of eviction or home demolitions across Jerusalem. Residents attempting to save their community have been met with brutal violence from Israeli forces. This is part of Israel's demographic manipulation of Jerusalem to remove Palestinians, and is a clear example of systematic ethnic cleansing. In the case of Silwan, Palestinians are being pushed out to make way for an Israeli park. Words of condemnation are not enough. The UK has an obligation to uphold international law, which includes holding Israel meaningfully accountable for these illegal acts. Time and time again the Govermnent has issued statements acknowledging the illegality of Israeli settlements, and calling for Israel to cease demolishing Palestinian homes. <a href="https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/04/27/threshold-crossed/israeli-authorities-and-crimes-apartheid-and-persecution">Human Rights Watch have recently declared Israel to be guilty of the very serious crimes of apartheid and persecution.</a> Statements alone are not sufficient to protect Palestinian rights, but must be backed up with real consequnces when Israel continues to ignore international law. Silwan and Sheikh Jarrah are high profile cases at the moment, but are by no means unique. Israel has demonstrated it will continue expanding illegal settlements and undermining peace for as long as there are no real consequences. Please let me know what the Government plans to do to protect Palestinians in Silwan as a matter of urgency. More broadly, I call on the UK to immediately ban all trade with Israeli settlements in line with our obligation to uphold international law through not sustaining the infrastructure of these war crimes.

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All Eyes on Silwan: Write to the Foreign Office