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Jerusalem: Churches

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Question for Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UIN 134713, tabled on 28 March 2018

Question

Dr David Drew
Labour
Stroud
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on ensuring access for Christians to churches in Jerusalem.

Answer

Alistair Burt
Conservative
North East Bedfordshire
Commons

Answered on

16 April 2018

​We have not discussed this specific issue with the Israeli authorities. We welcome the repeated commitments of the Israeli Government to uphold freedom of religion for all faiths in Israel.

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