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HANSARDMiddle EastI, too, met the director of UNRWA in the occupied territories this week. He repeated that to me, and I recognise his assessment. I spoke to the Israeli Government about this…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for the question. The role that we must play is the critical juncture between phase 2 and then phase 3. We will only really get to phase 3 if…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastLet me begin by recognising the unique way in which the right hon. Gentleman has raised these issues in the House over a lifetime of work and his commitment to justice and…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastThe United Kingdom has unique capability and experience in governance issues particularly. We have unique partnerships with not just Israel but the Palestinian Authority and Arab…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI cannot set out a timetable because the UK Government alone cannot be responsible for a timetable that will necessarily involve the Israeli Government, the Palestinian Authority,…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastWe have raised those issues with the Israeli Government, and did so through the Christmas period. We recognise that there is pain, and that there are concerns about international…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastLet me be crystal clear: the UK Government’s position is that the deal is now final and needs to be implemented. I urge colleagues in the Israeli Government to do the right thing…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI am grateful to my hon. Friend for the work that she does, and for our friendship over many years. Oded is a retired Israeli journalist who was taken from his home. His wife,…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastThe hon. Lady is right that a two-state solution is the only way to a stable peace. She knows, too, that recognition in itself does not achieve that. It has always been my view,…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for the work that he has done on these issues both before coming to this place and within the context of his new constituency. I thank him…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastThe right hon. Gentleman follows these issues very closely, and has sometimes been a lone voice on his own side. He will know that the Labour Government have had to take very…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastMy hon. Friend is right to raise human rights and human rights defenders, particularly those on the ground. She should be assured that the UK under this Government continues to…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastThe Minister for the middle east, my hon. Friend the Member for Lincoln (Mr Falconer), is currently travelling to New York to meet the Yemeni Foreign Minister to discuss these…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastWe have always been clear about the importance of international humanitarian law, and we have always been clear about the importance of its being determined by international…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI am conscious of how many Members are on their feet. I will attempt to go a little quicker. The Palestinian cause is a just cause. A two-state solution is where we have to be. A…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for bringing the experience of his constituency to bear. We have a family of constituencies in north London where a candle has been lit…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI am grateful to my hon. Friend for all his work over the last few months to focus on the plight of people in Gaza. I know that he has tremendous legal expertise in these matters,…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI say to the right hon. Gentleman that the Labour party has always stressed the seriousness of Israel’s security in the toughest of neighbourhoods, because Iran and its proxies…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastHalf a million people in Gaza have received essential healthcare as a result of UK funding, and it was very important to support UK-Med when we came into office. Over 600,000…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastThe right hon. Gentleman brings to bear his tremendous experience of these issues, which has been built up over many years and many different roles in Government and beyond. He is…16 Jan 2025