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Proceeding contribution from Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 2 June 2010. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Gaza Flotilla.


Gaza Flotilla

We will see whether Israel thinks, in the end, that it has done nothing wrong. The Israeli Cabinet is, as I understand it, meeting this afternoon for the first time since the incident and since Mr Netanyahu returned from north America, and we will see what, if indeed anything, comes out of that in terms of the investigation—the inquiry—that we and most of the rest of the world have called for. Again, I stress that it is important to make the case for those two things, the investigation and the lifting of the blockade, because it would be wrong to characterise everyone in Israel as insensitive to international opinion. This is an argument that has to be won within Israel, as well as in the rest of the world. That is why I am taking the approach that we are taking and, indeed, previous Governments, broadly, have taken; and I am sure that, for now, that is the right approach.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
510 c449 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Detainees Death Deportation Closures Borders International assistance Humanitarian aid Transport Shipping Sanctions Israel Palestine Gaza Hamas
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