Ahed Tamimi
- Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 January 2018
- Motion reference: S5M-10125
That the Parliament notes with concern the reported detention since 19 December 2017 of 16-year-old Ahed Tamimi by the Israeli forces illegally occupying Palestine; notes that Ahed is from Nabi Saleh, which a village in the West Bank; understands that the village has faced encroachment by Israeli settlements, resulting, it believes, in land confiscations and access to water being restricted, all of which are illegal under international law; understands that Ahed and her family, along with many others from Nabi Saleh, have faced sustained persecution and intimidation by Israeli forces due to their efforts in resisting occupation; believes that her arrest followed the shooting of her 14-year-old cousin in the head at a protest against the relocation of the United States' embassy in Israel on 14 December and the reported subsequent harassment of the family at their home by Israeli forces; expresses its grave concern at what it sees as the use of military detention against children and young people by Israel and the findings by UNICEF, which suggest that ill-treatment of young people by the Israeli military detention system is “widespread, systematic, and institutionalised”, and supports the calls by Amnesty International, and other human rights bodies, for Ahed’s immediate release.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Claudia Beamish, Bob Doris, James Dornan (Registered interest)
, Neil Findlay, John Finnie, Mairi Gougeon, Rhoda Grant, Clare Haughey, Alison Johnstone, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Lewis Macdonald, Fulton MacGregor, Rona Mackay, Ben Macpherson, Ruth Maguire, Jenny Marra, Joan McAlpine, Liam McArthur, Ivan McKee, Christina McKelvie, Pauline McNeill, Ash Regan, Gail Ross, Alex Rowley, Anas Sarwar, Elaine Smith, David Torrance, Sandra White, Andy Wightman
Amendments that have not been voted on
Ahed Tamimi - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Jackson Carlaw, Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Bill Bowman, Miles Briggs, Peter Chapman, Murdo Fraser, Rachael Hamilton, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Tom Mason, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Annie Wells
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001