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  • Update on countries featured in Human Rights and Democracy Report

    The Foreign Office has published reporting on 27 Countries of Concern. The quarterly updates cover October to December 2013.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • FCO Minister condemns firing of rockets into Israel

    FCO Minister condemns firing of rockets into Israel and highlights need for all parties to respect ceasefire agreement.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • FCO Minister responds to developments in Israel and the OPTs

    FCO Minister Hugh Robertson calls for steps to advance the peace process.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Consul-General in Jerusalem

    Dr Alastair McPhail CMG OBE begins his assignment as HM Consul-General to Jerusalem

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK Secretary of State for Education visits OPTs

    Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, visited the OPTs to boost educational links between UK and Palestinian academic institutions

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Changes to UK visa payment in OPTs

    All applications for a UK visa made in Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza must be completed and paid for online in US Dollars from 16/12/2013.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 2014: Making the Wheels of Diplomacy Turn

    The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, gave a keynote address in Bahrain on 6 December at the opening dinner of the Manama Dialogue.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary statement on the death of Nelson Mandela

    Foreign Secretary William Hague: Nelson Mandela was one of the greatest moral and political leaders of our time.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • FCO Minister concerned by deteriorating economic situation in Gaza

    A year on from the Gaza conflict, Minister for Middle East calls for full implementation of ceasefire agreement.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • ‘Photos talk’: UK funds photography training to Palestinian youth

    UK Deputy Consul General in Jerusalem Benjamin Saoul inaugurated a photo exhibition for young artists in Gaza.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK Consul General salutes Gazans: “You have not been forgotten”

    Sir Vincent Fean led a high level British delegation to Gaza to host Britain’s biggest outreach event to Gazans for several years.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Top British diplomat announces UK-Palestinian strategic dialogue

    Sir Simon Fraser visits the Occupied Palestinian Territories to strengthen bilateral relations with the Palestinian Authority.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK Consul General visits vandalised cemetery in Jerusalem

    Sir Vincent Fean calls the Israeli authorities to arrest and persecute those responsible for the cemetery vandalism

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • FCO Minister visits the Occupied Palestinian Territories

    Minister for Middle East Hugh Robertson meets President Abbas and expresses strong support for peace talks.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • FCO Minister comments on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

    Hugh Robertson welcomes PM Netanyahu’s decision to release 26 Palestinian prisoners but regrets Israeli authorities’ settlement plans.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK support for Palestinians made refugees twice over by Syria crisis

    Support from the UK will help Palestinian refugees both inside Syria and who have fled to neighbouring countries.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Middle East Peace Process, Syria and Iran

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on the Middle East Peace Process, Syria and Iran.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK scoping visit on the Palestinian justice sector

    The British Consulate General funded a scoping visit by distinguished British judges and law professors on the Palestinian justice sector.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • FCO Minister condemns murders of Israeli soldiers

    FCO Minister Alistair Burt condemns the murders of two IDF soldiers and highlights the continued importance of peace process.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • FCO Minister welcomes Israeli steps to assist Palestinian economy

    Alistair Burt welcomes announcement of Israeli steps to assist the Palestinian economy and looks forward to further progress.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government