Parliamentary Search

Written question asked by Joan Ryan (Change UK - The Independent Group) on Tuesday, 16 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 July 2019 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Monday, 22 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Amin al-Husseini

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's Memorandum of Understanding with the Palestinian Authority (PA), what discussions her Department has had with the PA on reports of a description on social media on 4 July 2019 by President Abbas's religious affairs adviser that Haj Amin Al-Husseini is a role model.

Answer

The UK strongly condemns all forms of violence and incitement on both sides of the conflict. We continue to urge the Israeli and Palestinian leadership to avoid engaging in or encouraging any type of action and language that makes it more difficult to achieve a negotiated solution to the conflict.

We have an active dialogue with the Palestinian Authority (PA) on their commitment to adhere to the principle of non-violence and to tackle language and avoid actions that could incite violence or hatred, including an annual assessment of the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding that DFID holds with the PA.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
277621
Session
2017-19
Registered interest declared
Yes
Subjects
al-Husseini, Amin
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk