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Israel and Palestine

Volume 710: debated on Thursday 14 May 2009

Question

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To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the announcement of President Ahmadinejad of Iran that he will support a two-state solution for Israel-Palestine, if Palestine is still seeking this objective. [HL3259]

The UK would like to see Iran making a positive contribution to creating a secure, stable and prosperous Middle East. We continue to urge Iran to give political and diplomatic support to the Palestinian Authority in its attempts to build institutions and improve security. However, we remain concerned about the support that Iran provides in the form of funding, arms and training to Palestinian Rejectionist Groups including Hamas, which are undermining peace in the Middle East through violence.