Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 59780

Jerusalem: Cultural Heritage

Tabled: 13 June 2025

Answered: 1 July 2025

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Question

Paula Barker

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his Israeli counterpart on (a) threats and (b) attempts by Israeli settlers to forcibly take over parcels of land in (i) Goverou

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

The UK recognises that Jerusalem holds particular significance for many groups around the globe, especially the three Abrahamic faiths of Christianity, Islam and Judaism. It has been the position of the UK Government since 1967 that the Occupied Palestini...

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