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Jerusalem: Palestinians

Question for Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UIN HL62, tabled on 14 October 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the prospects for Palestinian Christians living in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.

Answered on

28 October 2019

​Our Embassy in Tel Aviv and Consulate General in Jerusalem raise issues of religious freedom with the Israeli government and Palestinian Authority. The UK recognises that Jerusalem holds particular significance for many groups, especially the three Abrahamic faiths.

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office