Written Questions, answered on 24th and 25th March, 2014:
The Lord Bishop of T
ruro: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding the recent announcement by the Jerusalem municipal authorities of their approval of building permits for 558 new units in East Jerusalem, in Har Homa, Neve Yaakov and Pisgat Zeev.
Baroness Warsi: The Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), raised the issue of settlements during his visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories between 13-14 March. Our Ambassador to Tel Aviv has reinforced our concerns repeatedly over plans to expand Israeli settlements in and around East Jerusalem at the highest levels. These plans, if implemented, could put at risk the territorial contiguity between East Jerusalem and the southern West Bank.
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The Lord Bishop of Truro: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact the recent approval of building permits for 558 new units in East Jerusalem, in Har Homa, Neve Yaakov and Pisgat Zeev on (1) the prospects of Jerusalem becoming the capital of two states, and (2) the territorial contiguity between East Jerusalem and the southern West Bank.
Baroness Warsi: The Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), raised the issue of settlements during his visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories between 13-14 March. Our Ambassador to Tel Aviv has reinforced our concerns over plans to expand Israeli settlements in and around East Jerusalem repeatedly at the highest levels.
These plans, if implemented, would undermine the territorial contiguity between East Jerusalem and the West Bank and a two state solution with Jerusalem as a shared capital.
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