{"content":[{"text":"Israel: Palestinians \n Baroness Sheehan (Liberal Democrat) [HL312] To ask Her Majesty's Government what \n they consider necessary to achieve a long-term resolution to the conflict in Israel and \n Palestine \n Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: The recent violence across Israel and the Occupied \n Palestinian Territories demonstrates the urgent need to make progress towards \n peace. The UK worked actively to urge the parties to work with mediators towards \n an immediate ceasefire. We also fully supported Egyptian, Qatari and UN efforts to \n that end, working closely with the US. The UK welcomes the announcement of a \n ceasefire in Israel and Gaza on 20 May, which is an important step to ending the \n cycle of violence and loss of civilian life. \n We agree with President Biden's recent remarks that Palestinians and Israelis \n equally deserve to live safely and securely and to enjoy equal measures of freedom, \n prosperity, and democracy. Our long-standing objective is a negotiated two-state \n solution which will allow Palestinians and Israelis to live in peace, lessening the \n likelihood of politically driven violence and incitement to violence. We continue to \n believe that the best way to advance a two state solution is through dialogue. We \n therefore urge all sides to show maximum restraint and refrain from taking actions \n which endanger civilians and make peace more difficult. \n https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-17/hl311 \n and \n https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-17/hl312","bbox":{"left":0.095896,"top":0.033275,"width":0.796847,"height":0.36011}},{"text":"Israel: International Law \n Baroness Janke (Liberal Democrat) [HL353] To ask Her Majesty's Government what \n assessment they have made of whether action needs to be taken to ensure that there is a \n cost to the government of Israel if it is found to have broken international law. \n Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: The UK is a steadfast supporter of international \n justice and does not hold back from voicing or raising concern about Israel's actions \n when warranted. However, Israel has a legitimate right to self-defence, and the right \n to defend its citizens from attack. In doing so, it is vital that all actions are \n proportionate, in line with International Humanitarian Law, and make every effort to \n avoid civilian casualties. We repeatedly call on Israel to abide by its obligations \n under international law and have a regular dialogue with Israel on legal issues \n relating to the occupation. \n https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-18/hl353","bbox":{"left":0.095896,"top":0.410243,"width":0.796841,"height":0.21253}},{"text":"Israel: Palestinians \n Baroness Janke (Liberal Democrat) [HL355] To ask Her Majesty's Government what \n assessment they have made of the possibility of independent (1) reporting, and (2) \n monitoring, of human rights during the current conflict in Israel and Palestine. \n Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: We have not made this assessment. However, the \n UK continues to engage with the Israeli government on human rights issues in the \n context of the occupation. Israel has a legitimate right to self-defence, and the right \n to defend its citizens from attack. In doing so, it is vital that all actions are \n proportionate, in line with International Humanitarian Law, and make every effort to \n avoid civilian casualties. The situation on the ground demonstrates the urgent need \n to make progress towards peace. We will continue to support human rights scrutiny \n in Israel and the OPTs, and support Palestinian self-determination. \n https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-18/hl355","bbox":{"left":0.095896,"top":0.639631,"width":0.796841,"height":0.21260200000000007}},{"text":"Palestinians: Recognition of States \n Baroness Janke (Liberal Democrat) [HL351] To ask Her Majesty's Government what are","bbox":{"left":0.095896,"top":0.86909,"width":0.796637,"height":0.03231200000000001}},{"text":"2","bbox":{"left":0.869517,"top":0.942061,"width":0.011216000000000004,"height":0.01592199999999999}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}