The motion criticises “violence perpetrated against innocent people by Hamas in Israel“, but also states that the Israeli government’s “increasingly racist apartheid regime” makes a two state solution less likely to lead to The UK government should “expel the Israeli ambassador”, ban arms sales to Israel, and that all Plaid members should support an “economic and cultural boycott”. This would include Welsh national sports teams boycotting the country. “Those attacks from a year ago are appalling and we condemn them. We must demand the release of the remaining hostages and also call out Israel. Hamas’ 7 October attacks killed about 1,200 people, mostly Israeli civilians. According to the Hamas-run health ministry, Israel has been retaliating against Gaza with a 42,000-strong death toll. Since then, some 42,000 people have been killed as part of Israel’s retaliatory offensive in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.The Plaid motion cites Amnesty International, which in 2022 said that Israel’s laws, policies and practices against Palestinians in Israel and the occupied territories amounted to apartheid.It said it maintained “an institutionalised regime of oppression and domination of the Palestinian population for the benefit of Jewish Israelis”.At the time, Israel’s foreign ministry had accused Amnesty of recycling “lies, inconsistencies, and unfounded assertions that originate from well-known anti-Israeli hate organisations”.Palestinians have accused Israel of genocide in Gaza, which the country has denied.The UN human rights special rapporteur Francesa Albanese has said she believes Israel has committed “acts of genocide”, while the International Court of Justice ruled in January that the country should “take all measures to prevent genocidal acts”.WalesIsrael-Gaza warPlaid Cymru ConferencePlaid Cymru