The
Palestine/Israel Working Group of Massachusetts Peace Action
invites
you to hear Dr. Phyllis Starkey, former British M.P.
Dear Al,
Dr.
Phyllis Starkey was a Labour Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2010, and
ministerial aide in the British Foreign Office from 2001-2005. Throughout her
parliamentary career, she kept a focus on Palestine and the Middle East,
chairing the All-Party Parliamentary Palestine Group and visiting the region
many times. She is a trustee of Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and speaks
frequently on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Earlier
this month, Dr. Starkey spoke at Oxford University on “How European Governments
subcontract policy on Israel/Palestine to parliamentarians, civil society, and
businesses.”
“Israel’s
continued deepening of the occupation, failure to make any positive moves in
political negotiations, and growing threats to formally annex Area C of the West
Bank demonstrate that Europe must use its leverage as Israel’s biggest trading
partner and take more robust action.”
—
May 2014
“Europe
needs to use its economic levers to hold Israel to account. Firstly it must
suspend all arms sales to Israel today – not when the next conflict begins.
Secondly the EU should propose a strict timetable for easing the blockade
(coupled with an offer to meet Israel’s genuine security concerns) and for wider
negotiations to end the entire occupation.”
— September 2014
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