Israeli Settlements
Lords · Question HL8040 · Tabled 3 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding plans to build settlements in the E1 area of the West Bank.
Answer
Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury, 13 Jun 2025
The UK condemn categorically the development of settlements. Settlements are illegal under international law and do not protect Israel. As the Foreign Secretary said on 20 May, the two-state solution is in peril, endangered not only by the war in Gaza, bu...