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Desmond Swayne Excerpts
Tuesday 14th March 2023

(1 year, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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James Cleverly Portrait James Cleverly
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My hon. Friend makes an important point. We will address terrorism in close co-operation with the Government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority, neither of whom have an incentive or desire to allow terrorism to flourish. We will continue our close co-operation with the security services in Israel to try to ensure that Palestinians, Israelis and Brits in the region are all kept safe.

Desmond Swayne Portrait Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con)
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When I raised these issues, the Israeli Deputy Prime Minister and chief negotiator simply stormed out of the meeting. Does there come a time when simply raising issues is not enough?

James Cleverly Portrait James Cleverly
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It is better than not raising them, I would suggest.