Middle East Debate
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James Naish
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(3 weeks, 5 days ago)
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Mr Lammy
I associate myself entirely with the right hon. Gentleman’s remarks. It is not only unacceptable; it also diminishes the Israeli Government in the eyes of young people across the globe who look at this with horror and cannot understand it, so I urge them to just step back and recognise the damage they are doing to their reputation collectively.
James Naish (Rushcliffe) (Lab)
Attempts to settle the E1 area of the west bank, splitting Palestinian areas in two,
“buries the idea of a Palestinian state”,
in the words of an Israeli Government Minister, by the end of this month. Would the Secretary of State commit to a further co-ordinated response with European partners over the coming weeks to ensure that those destructive plans are halted?
Mr Lammy
Yes, yes, yes. I have spent time in Bedouin villages that would be entirely gone as a result of these abysmal plans, so of course I will continue to work with partners to oppose them.