Israel and Gaza Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Israel and Gaza

Stephen Timms Excerpts
Monday 23rd October 2023

(1 year ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rishi Sunak Portrait The Prime Minister
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Hateful extremism has no place in our society. Calls for jihad and Muslim armies to rise up are a threat not only to the Jewish community but to our democratic values. Of course, the police are operationally independent, but the Home Secretary has raised this with them. Anyone who commits a crime—whether it be inciting racial hatred, glorifying terrorism or violating public order—should expect to face the full force of the law.

Stephen Timms Portrait Sir Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab)
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I welcome the Prime Minister’s commitment in his statement to challenging actions that undermine the prospects for Palestinian statehood. What is his assessment of the impact of continued illegal settlement building in the Palestinian territories on the prospects for Palestinian statehood?