Early day motion · EDM 103 · 21 May 2012

PARENTS CIRCLE - FAMILIES FORUM AND RECONCILIATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Tabled by Mark Durkan (Social Democratic & Labour Party) 61 signatures

The motion

That this House recognises the need to provide a framework for a reconciliation process as an integral part of any future peace agreements between Israel and Palestine; believes that reconciliation is a necessary condition for ensuring a lasting peace in the Middle East; applauds the work of the charity Parents Circle-Families Forum (PCFF) to make an emotional breakthrough; notes that the PCFF is made up of over 600 families, half Israeli and half Palestinian, who have all lost an immediate family member in the conflict; and supports the message ofthe Forum that if Palestinians and Israelis who have paid the highest price of a conflict can sit together and look for a way to peace, then surely others can.

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