Proceeding contribution from Stephen Williams (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Monday, 14 June 2010. It occurred during Debate on UK Policy on the Middle East.
UK Policy on the Middle East
I have fewer than 40 seconds left, so I am not going to give way again. My final point is about political engagement. One of the touching scenes we saw while in Gaza city was at an UNRWA school, where children were conducting a mock election. That shows hope for the future, but I do not think there can be any hope for the future if we do not talk to the people whom their parents have elected. We must have engagement with all the political representatives of Gaza and the west bank. We must lift the siege. We must have constructive engagement, and from that point we might have a chance of building lasting peace into the future.
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- 511 c658-9
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- 2010-12
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- Iraq Foreign relations Nuclear weapons Israel Palestine Iran Middle East Peace negotiations Gaza Occupied territories League of Arab States
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