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Background
Liz Truss has only been in power for a few weeks, but already she has shown herself to be more racist than her predecessor. At a meeting organised by the Conservative Friends of Israel on the 3rd October, she declared that she was a “huge Zionist and a supporter of Israel”. This is not just rhetoric, or political posturing. She is backing up her claim with her support for the transfer of the British embassy in the apartheid state from Tel Aviv to Quds, in a clear violation of international law. Such a move would hinder relations between Britain and the Muslim World, and would be seen as a move to show support for the ethnic cleansing of native Palestinian people. In the last few days, we have seen raids where 4 Palestinian teenagers have been murdered by the apartheid in the space of 48 hours.
What this outrageous decision shows is that there is a feeling amongst politicians that they can get away with anything about Palestine, and that they feel that the British public will not hold them to account for supporting the ongoing ethnic cleansing.
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Dear Prime Minister,
When you became our new prime minister, I had hoped that you would learn from the mistakes of your predecessors and not continue to support apartheid Israel. However, I was shocked to discover that you have said that you will attempt to move the British embassy for Israel to Jerusalem, following the stance of Donald Trump, who has now been rejected and ridiculed in the United States. To openly claim to be a “huge Zionist”, at a time when Israel is engaging in the ethnic cleansing of the native Palestinian people is wholly unacceptable. Yet you have been caught on camera doing so at a Conservative Friends of Israel event. Just this week Israel murdered four teenagers in the space of 48 hours, whilst continuing the demolition of Palestinian homes and the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. It has now been proven that Israel is an apartheid state through reports by the Islamic Human Rights Commission, Amnesty International, B’Tselem, Human Rights Watch, and various United Nations reports. There is no longer any just excuse not to support the Palestinian people’s plight against this brutal oppression.
I request that you apologise for the comments that you have made and state clearly that you shall not move the embassy to Jerusalem.
Yours Sincerely
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[Your name]
Recipients Address
Liz Truss
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
Alternatively, you can email her at: Elizabeth.truss.mp@parliament.uk
