Last week we led a cross-party parliamentary delegation of MPs to Israel and Palestine.
The goal of these delegations is to ensure that MPs can enrich their understanding of the conflict and the complex issues facing Israelis and Palestinians.
This enables parliamentary debates to be better informed and for MPs to be able to advocate for policies that help contribute towards positive change in the region.
Our trip included visiting towns in southern Israel attacked by Hamas on October 7th and Palestinian communities in the West Bank affected by settler violence. The delegation also met with Israeli and Palestinian experts on the conflict, security, and politics; representatives of aid agencies operating in Gaza; Israeli and Palestinian officials in Ramallah and Jerusalem; as well as young Palestinian activists and Israeli civil society and human rights advocates.
We’re grateful to the Parliamentarians who joined us last week: Polly Billington (Labour), Patricia Ferguson (Labour), Simon Hoare (Conservative), Anna Sabine (Liberal Democrats) and Matt Western (Labour).
We look forward to continuing our work together in the UK.
