Motion
The Situation in the Middle East
S6M-11342.2 · Amendment · lodged by Cameron, Donald
Lodged on
20 Nov 2023Heard / answered on
21 Nov 2023Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 21 Nov 2023
As an amendment to motion S6M-11342 in the name of Humza Yousaf (The Situation in the Middle East), leave out from “further agrees” to end and insert “believes in Israel’s right to defend itself against terror; supports calls for humanitarian pauses to deliver aid to Gaza safely and in a sustained way; welcomes the UK Government’s increased aid contribution of £30 million to Gaza as well as the Scottish Government’s aid contribution of £750,000; reiterates its solidarity with Scotland’s Jewish, Muslim, Israeli and Palestinian communities and condemns antisemitism, Islamophobia or any other form of hatred, and reaffirms that a credible, lasting and sustainable peace can only be based on the two-state solution through reinvigorated diplomatic and political efforts in the Middle East Peace Process.”
Lodged by
Cameron, Donald
alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
Amendment division result
21 Nov 2023
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
28Against
89Abstain
0Not voted
12In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 3 contributions reference this
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Donald Cameron (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
Con
Chamber
· 21 Nov 2023 · Meeting of the Parliament 21 November 2023
I begin in the spirit of the consensus that the First Minister achieved in his speech, during what is unequivocally a desperate and tragic situation. It is worth stating at the outset that there are …
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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur)
LD
Chamber
· 21 Nov 2023 · Meeting of the Parliament 21 November 2023
We now arrive at decision time. I note that Alex Cole-Hamilton did not move the published amendment in his name this afternoon. There are therefore three questions to be put as a result of today’s bu…
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The Deputy Presiding Officer
LD
Chamber
· 21 Nov 2023 · Meeting of the Parliament 21 November 2023
We move to the vote on amendment S6M-11342.2, in the name of Donald Cameron, which seeks to amend motion S6M-11342, in the name of Humza Yousaf, on the situation in the middle east. Members should ca…
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-11342Original motion20 Nov 2023 · Motion For Debate · Yousaf, HumzaThat the Parliament unequivocally condemns in the strongest possible terms Hamas’s barbaric and unjustifiable terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens on 7 October 2023, and demands the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages; agrees that all human life is equal, abhors the loss of innocent lives, and affirms the right of all Israelis ...
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S6M-11342.2Selected itemDefeated 28/8920 Nov 2023 · Amendment · Cameron, DonaldAs an amendment to motion S6M-11342 in the name of Humza Yousaf (The Situation in the Middle East), leave out from “further agrees” to end and insert “believes in Israel’s right to defend itself against terror; supports calls for humanitarian pauses to deliver aid to Gaza safely and in a sustained way; welcomes the UK Government&rs...