Middle East

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General – in the House of Commons at 12:47 pm on 20 November 2012.

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Photo of William Hague William Hague The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 12:47, 20 November 2012

Certainly, the more settlements are constructed, yes, the harder it becomes for anyone to envisage a two-state solution working. That is the heart of the argument, particularly the expansion of settlements in east Jerusalem, which of course makes it harder for Jerusalem to be the shared capital of both states, as all of us envisage, in an eventual settlement of this issue. So yes, we are on the same lines.