Petition · past parliament · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Pressure Israel to release Palestinian prisoners who are vulnerable to COVID-19

Closed 173 signatures

What the petition asks

We call on the British Government to pressure the Israeli authorities to release all Palestinian children, elders and women prisoners from its jails because they are most vulnerable to being infected by the Corona Virus COVID -19
While the Israeli authorities have recently released other prisoners as a precautionary measure against the spread of the Corona virus, the Palestinian prisoners remain incarcerated. This puts them at a greater risk of contracting the virus given the conditions under which they are held and the highly contagious nature of this virus.

Timeline

11 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
11 Dec 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 173
Status Closed
Department Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Opened 11 Jun 2020
Closed 11 Dec 2020

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