Petition · past parliament

The government will not recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital & condem the US

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The move by the US will have a detrimental impact on the peace process and would heighten tensions in the region.

The British government should refuse to deal with Israeli businesses operating in occupied territory, setting itself on a clearly differentiated course from the US.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

6 Dec 2017 Petition opened for signatures
12 Dec 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 Dec 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.