Gaza: Humanitarian Situation

Ben Bradshaw Excerpts
Monday 4th December 2023

(1 year ago)

Commons Chamber
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Leo Docherty Portrait Leo Docherty
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I do not know if my hon. Friend heard my previous answer, in which I said that a principal blockage to a two-state solution were Hamas themselves. They are a terrorist group who have committed the most heinous terrorist acts. We therefore continue to be supportive of Israel’s defending its people and its security.

Ben Bradshaw Portrait Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab)
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Palestinians have lost all hope of a two-state solution thanks to the policies of the Netanyahu Government in recent years. Would it not give them some hope if we followed other countries’ lead and honoured the vote taken in this House nine years ago to recognise Palestinian statehood?