Debates between Baroness Verma and Lord Bishop of Bristol during the 2010-2015 Parliament

Mon 13th Dec 2010

Gaza

Debate between Baroness Verma and Lord Bishop of Bristol
Monday 13th December 2010

(13 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Verma Portrait Baroness Verma
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The noble Lord makes a very valid point. Of course, it is by dialogue and improvement in negotiating across both the occupied Palestinian territories and Israel that we will improve the lot for both sides of the argument.

Lord Bishop of Bristol Portrait The Lord Bishop of Bristol
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My Lords, does the Minister agree with the recent interagency report, Dashed Hopes: Continuation of the Gaza Blockade, that there can be no just and durable resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict without an end to the isolation and collective punishment of the people in Gaza?

Baroness Verma Portrait Baroness Verma
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My Lords, I very much take on board what the right reverend Prelate says. We know that the situation in Gaza is a tragedy, but we do not believe that isolation of Israel through means of economic sanctions or embargos is the right approach. We will continue to press Israel robustly to make the concrete changes needed to improve the lives and futures of the people of Gaza.