The news of a ceasefire in Palestine is very much to be welcomed. We share the relief of the Palestinian people that this could bring an end to the mass slaughter and allow aid to be brought in to prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths from starvation. The fact that this agreement has come at last is a vindication of all those who have marched and campaigned with us.
But we also share with Palestinians their trepidation, rooted in the knowledge that Israel has violated every previous ceasefire agreement. And we continue to campaign for an end to Israel’s occupation and apartheid of Palestine.
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Now more than ever, our pressure on the British government is needed. The government must stop arming Israel and instead use every possible means to facilitate immediate access to humanitarian aid. And our movement must continue until the Palestinian people win their freedom.
A nuclear weapons-free Middle East
A nuclear weapons-free Middle East is central to peace in the region. Click here to support CND’s call for the UK government to work towards this!
Israel refuses to acknowledge that it has nuclear weapons – estimated to be approximately 90 warheads – and also refuses to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). It uses the threat of its nuclear arsenal to act with impunity across the region. International pressure needs to build on Israel to join the NPT and take steps to disarm its nuclear weapons.
For a decade, a UN-led framework to contain Iran’s civil nuclear programme, the Joint Comprehensive Programme of Action (JCPoA), has been in place. However, this was sabotaged by Trump in 2018. Current talks must re-establish this framework.
The British government should be working within the UN to secure a nuclear weapons-free Middle East treaty.
‘A nuclear-free Middle East: how do we get there?’ – watch back CND webinar
