PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Palestinians: Christianity (18 June 2020)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect Palestinian Christians from aggression.

Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)

Answer

Every Palestinian and Israeli has the right to live in peace and security. Our Embassy in Tel Aviv and Consulate-General in Jerusalem raise issues of religious freedom with the Israeli and Palestinian Governments. I also met with representatives of the Holy Land Coordination Group, Bishop Declan Lang and Bishop Christopher Chessun, on 22 June to discuss the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and their work with the Christian community there.


Answered by:
Mr James Cleverly (Conservative)
26 June 2020

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