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HANSARDIsrael: Royal College of Defence StudiesThe British military is the best in the world; it operates to the highest of standards, and we put our values into action every day through the actions of our military personnel.…17 Sept 2025HANSARDIsrael: Royal College of Defence StudiesThat is a very important point, and it has been considered, of course. To explain how the Equalities Act as it applies here, we award places at RCDS on the basis of its…17 Sept 2025HANSARDIsrael: Royal College of Defence StudiesHamas is a terrorist organisation. It does not believe in a two-state solution. We believe that Israel and the state of Palestine should live safely, in prosperity and security,…17 Sept 2025HANSARDIsrael: Royal College of Defence StudiesI fundamentally disagree with politicians unilaterally declaring genocide anywhere. For genocide to mean anything, it must be protected as designated by a competent court. However…17 Sept 2025HANSARDIsrael: Royal College of Defence StudiesWe are taking all the measures that we have discussed on many occasions in this place, including sanctions on members of the Israeli Cabinet. Noble Lords will know that the United…17 Sept 2025HANSARDIsrael: Royal College of Defence StudiesThe noble Baroness is right: this is an unusual situation. It is a decision that has been made. I accept, to an extent, that this is in some way symbolic, but it is a reflection…17 Sept 2025HANSARDIsrael: Royal College of Defence StudiesThe straight- forward answer to that is no; we do not operate such a list.17 Sept 2025HANSARDIsrael: Royal College of Defence StudiesI am not speaking for the MoD; I am speaking for the Government. But I respect the noble Lord’s position on this. He clearly disagrees with the decision that the Government have…17 Sept 2025HANSARDIsrael: Royal College of Defence StudiesMy Lords, the Ministry of Defence has decided to pause future Israeli participation in UK training courses, given our concerns regarding the Israel Defense Forces’ conduct in…17 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza CityMy Lords, we continue to reiterate our position to the Israeli Government. Palestinian territory must not be reduced in the conduct of this war, and the forced displacement of…08 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza CityIt is not for me to assess the majority view of the people of Israel but, having been there very recently, I understand that there is a range of opinion among the Israeli…08 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza CityThis is the third time that the noble Lord has asked that question. The response remains the same. We will make our decision when the time comes in accordance with the principles…08 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza CityWe discuss our position on this and many other issues—but specifically this—with our US counterparts on a regular basis, as the noble Baroness will understand. She is completely…08 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza CityI have not read the piece that the noble Lord is referring to, but I would be very happy to. It is absolutely the case that, in order for a two-state solution to succeed and to…08 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza CityI, like many others, ask myself this more and more frequently, but I come back to everything that my noble friend mentioned making it harder and less viable, which is one of the…08 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza CityWe continue to engage with Israel, and I think that is right, because that is the right way to have some influence, difficult though that undoubtedly is at the moment. We have…08 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza CityThat is not an unconstructive approach. Of course, there is going to have to be dialogue and a process that is agreed by all parties involved. We are not currently in a place…08 Sept 2025HANSARDMiddle EastWe are only, I think, three weeks away from the UN General Assembly, when the decision on recognition will be communicated. As I have said before, I cannot comment on the…01 Sept 2025HANSARDMiddle EastHamas should not claim the credit, but what it claims and what is true will be very different. It may well make statements to that effect, but they are not true. We are being as…01 Sept 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI do not know why Sudan does not get the attention that it should. It is a problem. Perhaps it has to do with media access and presence in that region, or perhaps there are other…01 Sept 2025