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HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, ultimately, who governs Israel will be a matter for Israelis. On the noble Baroness’s point about the hostage families, we are extending extensive support to them by…22 May 2024HANSARDPresident of Iran: DeathMy Lords, as the noble Viscount will have noted, I made reference to Iran’s destabilising activity. We have all, not least within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office,…22 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaOn my noble friend’s second question, our funding structures do not allow for that differentiation. We are waiting for the OIOS report—the oversight report—which is due this…22 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, we have previously talked about the strength of accountability and the justice systems in Israel. As I said earlier, the prosecutor has submitted his evidence and a…22 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, on the noble Lord’s second point, it is important that Israel is very much part and parcel of that discussion. We have seen Ministers in the Israeli Government ask that…22 May 2024HANSARDPresident of Iran: DeathMy Lords, as my noble friend the Foreign Secretary has said on a number of occasions, we have incredible differences and challenges, and we have held Iran to account. Importantly,…22 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaI agree with the noble Baroness about the importance of international law and the role that the ICC has played. We have seen this in areas such as Russia and Ukraine. As the noble…22 May 2024HANSARDPresident of Iran: DeathMy Lords, I assure the noble Baroness, as I am sure she recognises, of the action that the Government have taken. It was the United Kingdom, together with the US, that led the…22 May 2024HANSARDPresident of Iran: DeathMy Lords, my noble friend articulates the extreme and intense challenges that many in the region face, not least from the destabilising activity of Iran. We have seen this in the…22 May 2024HANSARDPresident of Iran: DeathMy Lords, the noble Baroness is quite right to draw attention to the issue of Iran’s nuclear ambitions. She will be well aware that we kept the JCPOA on the table, notwithstanding…22 May 2024HANSARDPresident of Iran: DeathMy Lords, the noble Lord will know that I am not going to say what we may or may not do around proscription. What is very clear is that we have taken action directly against the…22 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaI certainly agree with the noble Lord on the role that Hamas has played. As I said earlier, I think that many in Gaza recognise the devastation it has wreaked on the people of…22 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, on the noble Baroness’s last point, I disagree with her. On Yemen, we have announced additional funding of £139 million. On Syria, we have announced further funding of…22 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy noble friend raises some very important points. To achieve peace, you need to have partners for peace. It is very clear that Hamas is not a partner for peace. From engaging…22 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaOn all these assessments, as I have said before, there is a process. If we are not talking at cross-purposes, it was about data and information we received, as my right honourable…22 May 2024HANSARDPresident of Iran: DeathMy Lords, I never see the noble Lord in the way that he describes himself. The challenges that any Minister faces from him in your Lordships’ Chamber are regarded with great…22 May 2024HANSARDPresident of Iran: DeathMy Lords, having two questions posed to me about learning the lessons of history, I keep looking in the direction of the noble Lord, Lord West, but I fear he has run out of time…22 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord and the noble Baroness for their questions and their observations, many of which I agree with and, indeed, are reflective of the Government’s…22 May 2024HANSARDGenocide (Prevention and Response) Bill [HL]My Lords, I put on record my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy, the noble Lord, Lord Alton—who is not in his place—and the noble Lord, Lord Hannay, for a constructive…17 May 2024HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) BillMy Lords, I join all noble Lords in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, for tabling the Bill and for her important opening remarks in detailing the various provisions. Like…17 May 2024