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To: The Members of Parliament, the Northern Ireland Executive and our regional media
Open letter: Northern Ireland Must Do More for Palestine
We call on all elected representatives in Northern Ireland to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, recognise the State of Palestine, ensure humanitarian aid is delivered under UN control, and support justice for all war crimes. Sign your name to join the call for peace, justice, and dignity.
Why is this important?
Open letter text:
"To the Members of Parliament, the Northern Ireland Executive and our regional media,
We write to you today with urgency and with hope. Northern Ireland must come together, across every culture and community and do more to stand for Palestine. And we must do it now.
Across Europe, the tide is turning. France will recognise the State of Palestine. Other nations are stepping forward. The UK is under growing pressure to follow. People everywhere are saying: enough is enough.
We thank those who have spoken up; Sinn Féin, People Before Profit, Alliance, the Greens and the SDLP and all who have called for a ceasefire, for justice and for the recognition of Palestine as a nation among nations. However, too many still stand back, the DUP, the UUP, the TUV, hiding behind stale lines and tired rhetoric while neighbourhoods are reduced to rubble, families left stranded and starving, and the promise of peace is buried with the dead.
All of us on this island know what it means to have allies who did not look away, who stood with us when we chose the hard road to peace. Now we owe that same to others.
We say this plainly: Gaza’s children need more than careful words. They need the courage of leaders willing to name this horror for what it is; Collective punishment, Ethnic Cleansing, Genocide, War Crimes. They need the courage of leaders willing to act when red lines have long been crossed.
We call on every elected representative to:
We write to you today with urgency and with hope. Northern Ireland must come together, across every culture and community and do more to stand for Palestine. And we must do it now.
Across Europe, the tide is turning. France will recognise the State of Palestine. Other nations are stepping forward. The UK is under growing pressure to follow. People everywhere are saying: enough is enough.
We thank those who have spoken up; Sinn Féin, People Before Profit, Alliance, the Greens and the SDLP and all who have called for a ceasefire, for justice and for the recognition of Palestine as a nation among nations. However, too many still stand back, the DUP, the UUP, the TUV, hiding behind stale lines and tired rhetoric while neighbourhoods are reduced to rubble, families left stranded and starving, and the promise of peace is buried with the dead.
All of us on this island know what it means to have allies who did not look away, who stood with us when we chose the hard road to peace. Now we owe that same to others.
We say this plainly: Gaza’s children need more than careful words. They need the courage of leaders willing to name this horror for what it is; Collective punishment, Ethnic Cleansing, Genocide, War Crimes. They need the courage of leaders willing to act when red lines have long been crossed.
We call on every elected representative to:
- Demand a permanent ceasefire — make this your first task.
- Demand the recognition of the State of Palestine — today, not someday.
- Demand that aid flows freely, under UN oversight — not at the mercy of siege and blockade.
- Back a UN mission to protect lives and rebuild what hope can still be saved.
- Demand justice for every war crime, whoever commits it.
- Help build the foundations of a peaceful, democratic Palestine where extremism finds no ground to grow.
- Do not stand silent. Do not stand by. Do not look away.
Stand for peace. Stand for justice. Stand for Palestine — Now."