Press release

UK calls for an end to the violence in Jerusalem: Minister's statement

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, has issued a statement on the recent violence in Jerusalem.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP
• Published: 9 May 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, James Cleverly, said:

The UK appeals for calm, and calls for an end to the violence witnessed in Jerusalem over recent days. All sides need to de-escalate tensions in the final days of Ramadan.

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Published 9 May 2021