Written question asked by Grahame Morris (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 April 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 April 2012. It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 April 2012 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Israel: Palestinians

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions officials in his Department have had with the Israeli government on the imprisonment of Palestinian members of the Palestine Legislative Council; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Our embassy in Tel Aviv has raised the arrests of Palestinian Legislative Council Members with the Israeli authorities. Most recently, the British ambassador to Tel Aviv raised this issue with the Israeli Deputy Attorney General on 23 April. I raised our concerns regarding the arrests and the number of Palestinians currently being held under administrative detention with the Israeli ambassador to London on 23 February. We will continue to monitor the situation closely.

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