Palestinians: Non-governmental Organisations

(asked on 4th January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the decision by Israel officials to designate six Palestinian NGOs as terrorist organisations.


Answered by
James Cleverly Portrait
James Cleverly
Home Secretary
This question was answered on 10th January 2022

The decision by the Israeli authorities to designate six Palestinian NGOs and the evidence which forms the basis of these designations is a matter for the Government of Israel. The UK maintains its own criteria for designation. We continue engagement with a number of these organisations on human rights issues and respect the role that NGOs and civil society organisations play in upholding human rights and democracy.

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