Gaza Border Violence Debate
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Ann Clwyd
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(5 years, 11 months ago)
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Alistair Burt
President Abbas has been a long-time supporter of a two-state solution and a condemner of violence. He apologised for his recent speech in Ramallah in which he made some remarks about the holocaust, and realised that it was not a contribution to the understanding and peace that was necessary. We continue to see President Abbas as a voice for peace in the region and we need to work with him and others, but greater leadership needs to be shown all round, on both sides of the equation, to get the answers that we need.
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab)
Under what criteria do we continue to sell arms to the Israelis?
Alistair Burt
Under the same criteria as we do to everyone else. We recognise that Israel has many threats against it and the sale of arms is covered by the same rigorous criteria as apply to all other arms sales, and that will continue.