Gaza: Reconstruction Debate

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Lord Anderson of Swansea

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Gaza: Reconstruction

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Wednesday 29th October 2014

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Baroness Northover Portrait Baroness Northover
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I would agree with my noble friend.

Lord Anderson of Swansea Portrait Lord Anderson of Swansea (Lab)
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My Lords, it is surely quite right that vast sums should be pledged by the international community for reconstruction. But what assurances were given by Hamas and its successor that the sums they receive are conditional on good conduct—in particular, on not provocatively raining ever more rockets on Israel?

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It is worth bearing in mind that, as I said, we urge restraint on both sides. In that conflict, 71 Israelis lost their lives and 2,131 Palestinians were killed. It is extremely important that we move forward into a proper peace process.

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