Israeli Settlements

(asked on 18th November 2021) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations she has made to her Israeli counterpart on plans for settlement expansion or construction in (a) the settlement designated E1 in area C, (b) Atarot/Qalandiya and (c) Ariel West.


Answered by
James Cleverly Portrait
James Cleverly
Home Secretary
This question was answered on 29th November 2021

As I made clear on 28 October, we urge the Government of Israel to reverse the decisions on 24 October and 27 October to advance the construction of settlement units in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The UK's position on settlements is clear. They are illegal under international law, present an obstacle to peace, and threaten the physical viability of a two-state solution. We continue to urge the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships to avoid actions which make peace more difficult to achieve.

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