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Israel and Palestinian Talks

Debate on Wednesday, 5 July 2017, in the House of Commons, led by Alistair Burt. The answering member was Liz McInnes.
Motion that this House has considered Israel and Palestinian talks. Agreed to on question.
Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
626 cc1223-1274 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Israel and Palestinian Talks
Monday, 3 July 2017
Research briefings
Proceeding contributions
Alistair Burt | 626 c1224 (Link to this contribution)

I beg to move,

That this House has considered Israel and Palestinian talks.

Looking a...

Nadhim Zahawi | 626 c1224 (Link to this contribution)

I welcome my right hon. Friend to his rightful place on the Front Bench. Does he agree that one o...


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Alistair Burt | 626 c1224 (Link to this contribution)

There are many blockages on the way to peace, and a number of them will come up during the course...

Jim Cunningham | 626 c1224 (Link to this contribution)

What discussions have the Government had with the Israeli Government about the extension of the s...

Alistair Burt | 626 c1224 (Link to this contribution)

If I am able to pursue my original course of action of putting a few things on record and then de...

Alistair Burt | 626 c1225 (Link to this contribution)

I will take two more interventions for now.

Catherine West | 626 c1225 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on his elevation to the Front Bench once again. What is h...

Alistair Burt | 626 c1225 (Link to this contribution)

Again, I will come on to issues such as two-track possibilities. Many people have a contribution ...

Andrew Percy | 626 c1225 (Link to this contribution)

I also welcome my right hon. Friend back—again, again—to the Front Bench. It is good to see him b...

Alistair Burt | 626 c1225 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my hon. Friend for his remarks. Sadly, as Members on both sides of the House have pointed...

Alistair Burt | 626 c1225 (Link to this contribution)

I will take one more intervention, but then I would like to make some progress.

Oliver Dowden | 626 c1225 (Link to this contribution)

I, too, welcome my right hon. Friend to his place.

Further to the interventions of my hon. ...

Alistair Burt | 626 c1226 (Link to this contribution)

For the avoidance of doubt, and to assist colleagues speaking later, I am very pleased to be back...

Alistair Burt | 626 cc1226-7 (Link to this contribution)

No. The right hon. Gentleman is a great friend and colleague who knows a lot about this subject, ...

Alistair Burt | 626 c1227 (Link to this contribution)

I give way to the right hon. Member for East Ham (Stephen Timms).

Stephen Timms | 626 c1227 (Link to this contribution)

I also welcome the right hon. Gentleman’s reappointment. I agree that we need Israeli support for...

Alistair Burt | 626 cc1227-8 (Link to this contribution)

I am not sure whether the right hon. Gentleman wrote my speech or had early sight of it, but perh...

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park | 626 c1228 (Link to this contribution)

It is worth noting that recent polling shows that a clear majority of both Israelis and Palestini...

Alistair Burt | 626 c1228 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is absolutely correct. I mentioned that earlier. Peace is very much the desire of ...

Alistair Burt | 626 c1228 (Link to this contribution)

I can think of no one better to do so than the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn)....

Hilary Benn | 626 c1228 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to the Minister for giving way; like everyone else, I am pleased to see him back in...

Alistair Burt | 626 c1228 (Link to this contribution)

I think that the right hon. Gentleman suggests that there is a gap into which courageous leadersh...

Alistair Burt | 626 cc1228-9 (Link to this contribution)

If I may, I will make a little more progress and then look to finish, otherwise I will not be abl...

James Morris | 626 c1229 (Link to this contribution)

Historically, when a two-state solution has almost been reached, it has been on the basis of nego...

Alistair Burt | 626 c1229 (Link to this contribution)

I agree with my hon. Friend on that. It is not for those of us from outside to suggest or dictate...

Paula Sherriff | 626 c1229 (Link to this contribution)

I visited the region almost two years ago, when one of the many things that struck me was the det...

Alistair Burt | 626 c1229 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the hon. Lady. Yes, this is an issue on which I have been long engaged, and discussions a...

Matthew Offord | 626 c1229 (Link to this contribution)

Does the Minister agree that any recognition of a Palestinian state before direct peace talks bet...

Alistair Burt | 626 cc1229-1230 (Link to this contribution)

It is not the UK Government’s intention to recognise a Palestinian state; we believe it should co...

Lord Spellar | 626 c1230 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Lazarus of the Government Front Bench for giving way! Before he concludes, I hope he ...

Alistair Burt | 626 c1230 (Link to this contribution)

If the right hon. Gentleman will forgive me, I will perhaps deal with that issue in my concluding...

Emily Thornberry | 626 cc1230-1 (Link to this contribution)

I begin, as so many Members have, by welcoming the new Minister for the Middle East to his role. ...

Theresa Villiers | 626 c1231 (Link to this contribution)

It may be that the Conservatives did not cover this issue in our manifesto, but at least we did n...

Emily Thornberry | 626 c1231 (Link to this contribution)

When debating this issue, it is important to do so seriously and raise serious the matters. I am ...

Oliver Dowden | 626 c1231 (Link to this contribution)

The shadow Foreign Secretary is very dismissive of her leader’s description of Hamas and Hezbolla...

Emily Thornberry | 626 c1232 (Link to this contribution)

One way that we can approach this is by looking at the truth of the situation, which is that, in ...

Emily Thornberry | 626 c1232 (Link to this contribution)

Before the hon. Gentleman jump up and down, let me just finish my point. [Interruption.] Please, ...

Seema Malhotra | 626 c1232 (Link to this contribution)

My right hon. Friend has rightly talked about the seriousness of the issue. Our focus must urgent...

Emily Thornberry | 626 cc1232-3 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is quite right: when 80% of people who live in Gaza are dependent on aid to surviv...

Matthew Offord | 626 c1233 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to the shadow Foreign Secretary for finally giving way. I can assure her that if he...

Emily Thornberry | 626 c1233 (Link to this contribution)

If the hon. Gentleman will take his seat, relax and listen to the rest of my speech, I will get t...

Jim Cunningham | 626 c1233 (Link to this contribution)

Only about two or three years ago, when we had the coalition Government—this might explain the re...

Emily Thornberry | 626 cc1233-4 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend makes an important point. I see that the Minister is making a note of it, so hopef...

Joanna Cherry | 626 c1234 (Link to this contribution)

Does the right hon. Lady agree that one thing that can unite us across party in this House, in ad...

Emily Thornberry | 626 c1234 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. and learned Lady is of course quite right.

Tony Lloyd | 626 c1234 (Link to this contribution)

It is of course right that we condemn settlements, but if international law is powerless to impos...

Emily Thornberry | 626 cc1234-5 (Link to this contribution)

I believe that all of us have been saying for some time that we know what a peace settlement ough...

Rupa Huq | 626 c1235 (Link to this contribution)

I was on a cross-party delegation to the Holy Land in January. Does my right hon. Friend share th...

Emily Thornberry | 626 cc1236-7 (Link to this contribution)

The difficulty is that, certainly during the campaign, and in the early days of his—I think the w...

Jo Swinson | 626 c1237 (Link to this contribution)

I am interested in and listening with great care to what the right hon. Lady is saying about reco...

Emily Thornberry | 626 cc1237-8 (Link to this contribution)

I would be grateful if the Minister could clarify the position today, and that is why I am asking...

Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 626 c1238 (Link to this contribution)

Order. It will be obvious to the House that a great many colleagues wish to speak in this debate....

Crispin Blunt | 626 cc1238-9 (Link to this contribution)

2017 is a year of many historic anniversaries for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and so I welc...

Jonathan Reynolds | 626 c1239 (Link to this contribution)

I very much welcome the hon. Gentleman’s tone. I am a supporter of the state of Israel, and I am ...

Crispin Blunt | 626 c1240 (Link to this contribution)

I am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I am trying to make precisely the ...

Rupa Huq | 626 c1240 (Link to this contribution)

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Crispin Blunt | 626 c1241 (Link to this contribution)

If the hon. Lady will forgive me, I will not give way because I am concluding and I know that oth...

Patrick Grady | 626 c1241 (Link to this contribution)

I welcome you back to your role, Mr Deputy Speaker, and both your deputies to theirs. I also welc...

Matthew Offord | 626 c1241 (Link to this contribution)

Would the hon. Gentleman like to take this opportunity to inform the House what the SNP’s policy ...

Patrick Grady | 626 cc1241-2 (Link to this contribution)

I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will be pleased to hear that the SNP manifesto committed us to ...

Bob Stewart | 626 c1242 (Link to this contribution)

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Patrick Grady | 626 c1242 (Link to this contribution)

No. The resolution calls for

“immediate steps to prevent all acts of violence against civil...

Imran Hussain | 626 c1242 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Gentleman makes a fine point in respect of human rights abuses, but one thing that has n...

Patrick Grady | 626 cc1242-4 (Link to this contribution)

All the conventions on human rights, particularly the convention on the rights of the child, shou...

Lindsay Hoyle | 626 c1244 (Link to this contribution)

Order. I should just mention that speeches will be limited to five minutes.

5.12 pm

Theresa Villiers | 626 c1244 (Link to this contribution)

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I draw the attention of the House to my entry in the Register of Me...

Will Quince | 626 c1245 (Link to this contribution)

My right hon. Friend is making some incredibly powerful points. Does she agree that there will be...

Theresa Villiers | 626 c1245 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend makes an entirely valid point. In June 2016, a 13-year-old Israeli, Hallel Yaffa A...

Richard Burden | 626 cc1245-7 (Link to this contribution)

I add my welcome to the right hon. Member for North East Bedfordshire (Alistair Burt) on his retu...

Mary Robinson | 626 cc1246-8 (Link to this contribution)

I am pleased to follow the hon. Member for Birmingham, Northfield (Richard Burden).

As has ...

Bob Blackman | 626 c1248 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is making a powerful case for peace in the middle east. In the light of Indian Pri...

Mary Robinson | 626 c1248 (Link to this contribution)

I agree. It is interesting that we are looking to see which other countries can help, even though...

Fiona Onasanya | 626 cc1248-1250 (Link to this contribution)

It is with both a humble heart and abiding pride that I stand to make my first speech in the Hous...

Chris Davies | 626 c1249 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate the hon. Member for Peterborough (Fiona Onasanya) on an excellent maiden speech. I...

Will Quince | 626 c1249 (Link to this contribution)

Does my hon. Friend agree that Hamas cannot be a partner to the peace process unless it changes i...

Chris Davies | 626 cc1249-1251 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention and agree with every point he made. I am sure we will...

Stephen Kinnock | 626 cc1251-2 (Link to this contribution)

I want to focus my comments today on Gaza, which is the world’s largest open-air prison. Of the 2...

Louise Ellman | 626 c1252 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend draws out clearly the human tragedy of what is happening today in Gaza, but is he ...

Stephen Kinnock | 626 c1252 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. I accept that there is an unacceptable cycle of viol...

Wes Streeting | 626 c1252 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does he agree that Israel’s founding principles—nam...

Lindsay Hoyle | 626 c1252 (Link to this contribution)

Order. Just to help everybody, because I am concerned: if Members are going to intervene, they ha...

Stephen Kinnock | 626 c1253 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting) and absolutely agree with the ...

John Howell | 626 cc1253-4 (Link to this contribution)

I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.

Yesterday, t...

John Howell | 626 c1254 (Link to this contribution)

I will not give way, as I am fairly close to the end.

No peace agreement will be able to gu...

Joan Ryan | 626 cc1254-5 (Link to this contribution)

New American leadership in the region is important, but pursuing the “ultimate deal” is about muc...

Lord Spellar | 626 c1255 (Link to this contribution)

Although settlements may not be an obstacle, they are certainly a problem, especially at a time, ...

Joan Ryan | 626 cc1255-6 (Link to this contribution)

I never made any secret of my opposition to settlement building. It is regrettable. A better move...

John Bercow | 626 c1256 (Link to this contribution)

On account of the level of interest, I am afraid that the time limit on Back-Bench speeches has t...

Paul Masterton | 626 cc1256-7 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Enfield North (Joan Ryan).

On the cent...

Louise Ellman | 626 cc1257-8 (Link to this contribution)

The Israeli-Palestinian dispute is an ongoing tragedy. The Jewish and Palestinian people are enti...

Ross Thomson | 626 cc1258-9 (Link to this contribution)

I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the register for a trip to Israel and the west bank last...

Joanna Cherry | 626 cc1259-1260 (Link to this contribution)

I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, which relates to my visit to...

Nusrat Ghani | 626 cc1260-1 (Link to this contribution)

The urgency with which this Parliament must help with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was shown ...

Crispin Blunt | 626 c1261 (Link to this contribution)

On the gap between Bethlehem and Jerusalem, does my hon. Friend share my concern about the realit...

Nusrat Ghani | 626 cc1261-2 (Link to this contribution)

I agree with my hon. Friend that it just creates further friction when people do not know each ot...

Andy Slaughter | 626 cc1262-3 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to follow the excellent speech of the hon. Member for Wealden (Ms Ghani), which ...

Matthew Offord | 626 c1263 (Link to this contribution)

I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as an of...

Matthew Offord | 626 c1264 (Link to this contribution)

I will extend the same courtesy to the right hon. Lady that she gave to me and say no, thank you....

Emily Thornberry | 626 c1264 (Link to this contribution)

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I made Labour’s position perfectly clear—it is in the manifesto....

John Bercow | 626 c1264 (Link to this contribution)

Yes, well I think that might be called a point of frustration, or alternatively a point of explan...

Jim Shannon | 626 cc1264-5 (Link to this contribution)

I welcome the Minister back to his place. I wish him the best happiness in his new position for t...

Nusrat Ghani | 626 c1265 (Link to this contribution)

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Forgive me, but due to the time restraint, I forgot in my rush t...

John Bercow | 626 c1265 (Link to this contribution)

I am most grateful to the hon. Lady for declaring that via the mechanism of a point of order. It ...

Wes Streeting | 626 cc1265-7 (Link to this contribution)

This is the first speech I have made in a debate since the general election, so I would like to p...

Naz Shah | 626 cc1267-8 (Link to this contribution)

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for inviting me to speak in this important debate.

Since the Trump A...

Tommy Sheppard | 626 cc1268-9 (Link to this contribution)

I too refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.

Since ti...

Tracy Brabin | 626 cc1269-1270 (Link to this contribution)

I echo the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting) and of the Mini...

Liz McInnes | 626 cc1270-1 (Link to this contribution)

It has been a pleasure to be here for this excellent debate, and to welcome the Minister for the ...

Alistair Burt | 626 cc1271-4 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Opposition Front-Bench team for both their contributions, in particular the short and...

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