Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 11604

Israeli Settlements: Sanctions

Tabled: 29 October 2024
Answered: 7 November 2024

Question

Andy McDonald

LabourMiddlesbrough and Thornaby East

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Oral Statement of 28 October 2024 on Middle East, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the application of additional sanct

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
Our position on Israeli settlements in the West Bank is clear. They are illegal under international law, an obstacle to peace and threaten the physical viability of a two-state solution. We strongly condemn settler violence and the actions of those who se...

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