Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories Debate

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Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Baroness Winterton of Doncaster Excerpts
Monday 29th January 2024

(10 months, 3 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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None Portrait Several hon. Members rose—
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Baroness Winterton of Doncaster Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Rosie Winterton)
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I do apologise; I will now call two from the Government Benches. First, I call Dr Matthew Offord.

Matthew Offord Portrait Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con)
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In November, a report by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education found that half of Gaza’s 500,000 school pupils attended UNRWA-operated education institutions and that the Palestinian Authority curriculum taught in those schools is replete with antisemitism and encourages violence. The Minister says that he is going to suspend future payments, but the damage has already been done by decades of UK funding.