To ask Her Majesty's Government what training programmes are delivered by the British army and Joint Forces Command to (1) the Israeli Defence Force in Israel and (2) security forces in the Occupied Territories.
Answered on
19 June 2018
The British Army and Joint Forces Command do not provide training to the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) in Israel, although representatives do participate in Israeli-hosted conferences and visits to share knowledge and experience. Some education and training activities are provided to IDF personnel in the UK, including at the Royal College of Defence Studies.
In the Occupied Palestine Territories (OPTs), the UK Ministry of Defence provides several training programmes to the Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF). In the financial year 2017-18 the British Support Team based in Ramallah oversaw the delivery of the following courses to members of the PASF in the OPTs: Building Integrity for Senior Leaders; Strategic leadership; Conflict resolution; Training Needs Analysis; English language; Quality assurance and continual improvement of training delivery; Lessons identification; Media skills. The UK has also provided education and training to PASF personnel in the UK.