Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories Debate

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Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Kenny MacAskill Excerpts
Tuesday 14th November 2023

(1 year, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Roger Gale Portrait Mr Deputy Speaker (Sir Roger Gale)
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I apologise—I am new here and do not yet know everybody. [Laughter.] I call Kenny MacAskill.

Kenny MacAskill Portrait Kenny MacAskill (East Lothian) (Alba)
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Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Hamas today conjured up memories of Christmas truces before the horror recommenced, but this is not soldiers in the trenches; it is 2.2 million people trapped in a tight urban environment, including women and children. Is that not the reason that a humanitarian pause is insufficient and there must be an immediate ceasefire?