Israel: Illegal Settlers Debate
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(13 years, 10 months ago)
Lords ChamberMy noble friend is urging short answers, so the answer is yes, of course there are two sides.
My Lords, does the Minister agree that a more fundamental obstacle to a peace settlement than the settlements in the West Bank, which occupy some 5 per cent or so of that territory, is the failure of Arab states to introduce into their own countries the rule of law and the right to freedom of expression which would promote a real debate in those countries about the true interests of the unfortunate Palestinian people?