Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Dec 2017
Palestinian Communities: Israeli Demolitions
"My hon. Friend is very generous in giving way again. In relation to his comments, how does he view the statements from Labour members who claim that allegations of anti-Semitism are simply smears against the leader of the Labour party?..."Louise Ellman - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Dec 2017
Palestinian Communities: Israeli Demolitions
"My hon. Friend the Member for Aberavon (Stephen Kinnock) has drawn attention to a disturbing situation. At its base is the failure to resolve the tragic conflict between Israelis and Palestinians on the basis of setting up two states. It is worth remembering that the reason Israel is in the …..."Louise Ellman - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Dec 2017
Palestinian Communities: Israeli Demolitions
"I agree with my hon. Friend. If the PA is a real partner for peace it should be promoting co-operation and co-existence, not engendering hate. However, whatever our views on that, and on relative culpability for the situation that we are in, there is no doubt that both Israelis and …..."Louise Ellman - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 21st November 2017
Asked by:
Louise Ellman (Independent - Liverpool, Riverside)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made on recent activities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in respect of human rights defenders and the arrests of dual citizens; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Alistair Burt
We are concerned about reports of harassment and detention of human rights defenders and dual citizens by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran.
The Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary and I regularly raise all our dual national detainee cases at the highest levels and at every opportunity. I last raised our cases with the Iranian Ambassador on 14 November. Officials in London and Tehran, including our Ambassador, also regularly raise these cases.
The human rights situation in Iran is a serious concern and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has designated Iran as a human rights priority country. Several prominent members of the IRGC are listed under EU human rights sanctions and I was able to raise wider concerns about the harassment and detention of certain groups in Iran with my Iranian counterpart during my visit to Tehran in August this year.
Written Question
Tuesday 21st November 2017
Asked by:
Louise Ellman (Independent - Liverpool, Riverside)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to retain EU sanctions against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in British law when the UK has left from the EU; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Alistair Burt
The British Government is putting to Parliament a Sanctions Bill which, if agreed, will allow the UK to continue implementing sanctions once we have left the EU.
We have not yet made decisions about the extent to which we will maintain current EU sanctions. This will depend both on political judgements closer to the time and on legal considerations once the Sanctions Bill becomes law. However we expect that the UK and EU will want to maintain a high degree of cooperation on sanctions in many cases.
The British Government will consider EU sanctions against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps alongside the other existing EU sanctions as part of the sanctions transfer process.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Oct 2017
Balfour Declaration
"The Balfour declaration recognised the rights of the Jewish people to national self-determination in their historic homelands, which go back more than 3,000 years. Does the Foreign Secretary believe that there are now new opportunities in the middle east to start again to try to secure a negotiated solution to …..."Louise Ellman - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 25 Oct 2017
Centenary of the Balfour Declaration
"Does the hon. Gentleman recognise that the reason for the occupation was Israel surviving the war of 1967, which was unleashed by Arab forces, and that the Khartoum conference at the end of 1967 issued declarations of no recognition and no peace? Is not that the cause of the occupation? …..."Louise Ellman - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 25 Oct 2017
Centenary of the Balfour Declaration
"I congratulate the hon. Member for Hendon (Dr Offord) on securing this important debate. The Balfour Declaration marked a milestone in the Zionist movement’s struggle to secure Jewish self-determination in the land of Israel, where the Jewish people have roots that go back 3,000 years. The strong support of the …..."Louise Ellman - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jul 2017
Israel and Palestinian Talks
"My hon. Friend draws out clearly the human tragedy of what is happening today in Gaza, but is he concerned that Hamas has recently rebuilt 15 of its terrorist tunnels, which are being prepared for Hamas to launch attacks on the civilians of Israel?..."Louise Ellman - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jul 2017
Israel and Palestinian Talks
"The Israeli-Palestinian dispute is an ongoing tragedy. The Jewish and Palestinian people are entitled to self-determination. Zionism is the movement for Jewish self-determination in the state of Israel, and it derives from a centuries-old Jewish attachment to, and living in, the middle east, in what is now the state of …..."Louise Ellman - View Speech
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