232 of 3,322 UK candidates sign pro-Israel pledge ahead of tomorrrow’s election

A pair of pro-Israel groups in the UK, We Believe in Israel and the Israel Britain Alliance, have published a list of 232 general election candidates out of 3,322 who have signed their “Pledge for Israel” ahead of tomorrow’s vote.

Sixty of the candidates are Conservatives, 37 Labour, 48 Liberal Democrats, 26 Brexit Party, 15 DUP and 45 from other parties,

The total number marked a 33 candidate bump from the last election in 2017.

The pledge reads as follows:

If elected to the United Kingdom Parliament I Pledge…

• To oppose the extremists who challenge Israel ’s right to exist.
• To support the right of people in the United Kingdom to enjoy Israeli culture and promote business, educational, religious and other connections with the Jewish State without fear of discrimination, boycotts, harassment and/or intimidation.
• To support those who genuinely seek to promote and establish a permanent, just and comprehensive peace between Israel and its neighbours.
• To celebrate the fact that Israel is a free society and parliamentary democracy that extends to all its citizens the right to practice their religion and have access to religious sites in Jerusalem.
• To support the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism.
• To encourage HM Government to promote trade with Israel that will increase investment and jobs for people in both countries.