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Written Question
Gaza: Israel
Tuesday 17th March 2020

Asked by: Andrew Selous (Conservative - South West Bedfordshire)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken in relation to the shooting of civilians across the Gaza border by the Israel Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by James Cleverly - Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

The Government is very concerned at the high numbers of Palestinians killed by Israel Defense Forces in the West Bank and Gaza. We have repeatedly made clear to Israel our longstanding concerns about the manner in which the Israel Defense Forces police the border areas, including the use of live ammunition. We call on Israel to adhere to the principles of necessity and proportionality when defending its legitimate security interest. We also encourage them to carry out transparent investigations into whether the use of live fire had been appropriate. We did so most recently at the UN Security Council on 21 January.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 06 Feb 2020
Persecution of Christians

"It is a pleasure, albeit a sad necessity for many of us, to speak on a debate on this issue yet again in this House. The analysis I have seen from Open Doors and others shows that in the past three years alone more than 10,000 Christians have been killed …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 06 Feb 2020
Persecution of Christians

"It is my understanding that the Government have agreed to all the recommendations in the Bishop of Truro’s report. Recommendation 8 says:

“Be prepared to impose sanctions against perpetrators of FoRB abuses.”

Can the Minister set out a little of the Government’s thinking on how that might be applied? If …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 07 Oct 2019
Amazon Deforestation

"The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to mention Brazil, but I understand that it is responsible for about half the deforestation of the Amazon, and that countries such as Bolivia and Peru are also significantly involved. For accuracy, could he include those countries and all others that are involved in …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 07 Oct 2019
Amazon Deforestation

"My hon. Friend is making an extremely well-informed and powerful speech. Could he tell us a little more about what enthusiasm there is in the Brazilian Government for adopting a scheme similar to GROW Colombia in Brazil? Would that be part of the answer, to make Brazil see this issue …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Jul 2019
Persecution of Christians Overseas

"On 31 May 2014, The Times newspaper had an editorial headlined “Spectators at the Carnage”. This was a charge against western politicians—we in this Chamber and others throughout the western world—who have not taken this issue sufficiently seriously. I am very grateful to my friends who have brought this debate …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Jul 2019
Persecution of Christians Overseas

"I strongly agree with my hon. Friend’s point. I will illustrate the sort of thing that is going on by quoting Bishop William Naga of Borno, who said of some of the refugee camps in Nigeria:

“When the care of the camps was handed over to other organisations, the discrimination …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Jul 2019
Persecution of Christians Overseas

"My hon. Friend makes a powerful point, and I am grateful to him for putting it on the record.

This is a harrowing debate—rightly, because we need to bring these matters into the public domain, and to keep doing so until things get better. However, I end my speech by …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 May 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"20. What recent assessment he has made of the likelihood of a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 May 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

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