Palestinians: Television

(asked on 31st January 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and her Department, what discussions her Department has had with the PA on the broadcast on official PA TV on 11 December 2017 of an interview where Jews were described as the world’s stench.


Answered by
Alistair Burt Portrait
Alistair Burt
This question was answered on 5th February 2018

The UK Government deplores any act of incitement to violence; the Secretary of State and I raised the issue of incitement during our respective bilateral meetings with senior Palestinian counterparts in January 2018. Our partnership with the Palestinian Authority (PA) includes a commitment from the Palestinian leadership to adhere to the principle of non-violence and to tackle language and avoid actions that could incite violence or hatred. The UK continues to urge the Palestinian leadership to uphold this principle.

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