Submitted on Wednesday 20th July 2016
Rejected on Tuesday 2nd August 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Prevent the undermining of British democracy.
Leaving the EU supposedly gives back more control of our own affairs. However, there is a lobby group that courts MPs of all parties in order to have them represent its interests, even when these counter the best interests of the UK. This is the Labour/Conservative Friends of Israel.
From 2001-2009 Labour FoI paid for more than 60 MPs to visit Israel. The Conservative FoI also pays for visits (holidays) for Tory MPs. This creates a conflict on interest when MPs are looking at middle east issues. E.g, David Cameron, when Prime Minister and attending a dinner with the Zionist lobby, did not mention Israel's onslaught against Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Until we are free of this outside control, thoughts of independence and self-governance remain a fleeting illusion.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
These groups are not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
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