341,000 Britons sign a petition demanding the government impose sanctions on Israel

London: More than 341,000 Britons signed an electronic petition on the British government website demanding that it impose sanctions on the Israeli entity for violating the rights of the Palestinians and repressing them.

The text of the petition calls on the government to "impose sanctions on Israel, including preventing trade with it, especially in the field of weapons," adding that "the unequal treatment of Palestinians and illegal settlements according to the international community is an insult to the civilized world." In another electronic petition, more than 105,000 citizens signed in order to urge the government to officially recognize the state of Palestine "because failure to recognize it allows Israel to continue persecuting the Palestinians."