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Proceeding contribution from Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 15 January 2009. It occurred during Debate on Gaza.


Gaza

All of us who have been to Israel and Palestine know the yearning and the need for peace, but many of us have been here and heard talk of Quartets, route maps, Annapolis and all these things, and they have not delivered. Can the Minister take the message that once we have a new President of the United States there will need to be more serious commitment by our Government and by other Governments, with the new Government of Israel after the elections, to make sure that there is progress—not just talk of a future that is peaceful but actual pressure so that there can be no option but a peace settlement in the foreseeable future?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
486 c401-2 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed conflict Politics and government Middle East Peace negotiations Gaza Ceasefires
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk