PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Israel: Detainees (8 January 2018)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to make representations to the Government of Israel on the military detention of human rights defenders, Ahed Tamimi, and her mother, Nariman Tamimi.

Asked by:
Sarah Champion (Labour)

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office raised Ahed Tamimi’s case with the Israeli Ambassador to London on 8 January. On 2 January, officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv raised this case with the Israeli authorities, noting the British Government's long-standing concerns about the treatment of Palestinian minors in Israeli military detention. We are also aware of the arrest of Nariman Tamimi on charges of inciting violence, and will seek further details from the appropriate Israeli authorities.

Answered by:
Alistair Burt (Conservative)
17 January 2018