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HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineWe have spoken with both Israel and the Palestinian Authority to work with them to de-escalate and bring about peace. My hon. Friend mentions the avoidance of civilian casualties,…12 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineThe hon. Gentleman highlights a number of areas where the UK’s policy is long-standing, particularly with regard to settlements and evictions, and I have discussed those issues a…12 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineOn the holy sites in Jerusalem, which is the home of some of the holiest sites for all three Abrahamic religions, our position is that the status quo must be maintained and those…12 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineAs I have said, the UK’s position on settlements and evictions is of long standing. We have communicated that both from the Dispatch Box and directly with our interlocutors in the…12 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineAs I have said, the UK’s position on settlements is of long standing; it is clear, and has been communicated here and elsewhere. There is no justification for the violence that we…12 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineI can assure the hon. Lady that we will use our considerable diplomatic might to work both with the Government in Israel and in the Occupied Palestinian Territories through the…12 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineI thank my hon. Friend and I pay tribute to the work he has done on freedom of religion or belief. He is right: violence against worshippers of whatever faith is unacceptable. As…12 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineAs I have said, our main priority at the moment is the cessation of the violence that we have all seen. The hon. Lady will know that the UK has been one of the most generous…12 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineI am not able to speak on the point my hon. Friend has made about the potential relationship between Iran and Hamas at this point. As I have said, we are working to de-escalate…12 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineI do not recognise at all the scenario the hon. Gentleman paints. This is an issue that I have spoken about from the Dispatch Box. The Prime Minister has made a statement on this…12 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineThe policing of Jerusalem and the holy sites within Jerusalem is always a sensitive issue, particularly during religious festivals such as Ramadan, and we have called and will…12 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments about the tone of this debate and I agree with him on that. I understand his point on the timing of recognition and the long-standing…12 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineThe recent escalation in violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories is deeply concerning. It is the worst violence seen there for several years. As the Prime…12 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineThe rocket attacks by Hamas, whose military wing has, as I say, been proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the UK Government, are completely counterproductive to the effort…12 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineAs I have said, the UK’s position on evictions is well known. It is incredibly important that worshippers have access to those very holy sites in Jerusalem. We have been…12 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineThe Government take their arms export responsibilities very seriously, and we aim to operate one of the most robust arms export licences in the world. We consider all our export…12 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineMy hon. Friend makes a good point. Ultimately, peace has to be something that is delivered by both sides, and we call upon everybody to step back from the situation and not allow…12 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. The UK Government, at both ministerial and official level, encourage greater co-operation between the Palestinian Authority and the…12 May 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeThe UK does not and will never accept dual nationals being used for political leverage, so I am not going to amplify whatever claims the Iranian regime have made about them. Our…27 Apr 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI thank my right hon. Friend for reinforcing the point that, as well as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, there are other British dual nationals incarcerated. The UK Government work…27 Apr 2021