UN Security Council: Israel and Palestine — Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:59 pm on 6 January 2015.

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Photo of Baroness Anelay of St Johns Baroness Anelay of St Johns Minister of State 2:59, 6 January 2015

My Lords, I hesitate to disagree with the noble Lord’s tenet that Mr Kerry has now failed, but I do disagree with that reading of recent events. I believe that Mr Kerry is determined to continue to take the peace process further. It was regrettable that the United Nations Security Council was unable to achieve a resolution. We continue to believe that negotiations for a two-state solution are the only way forward. We are aware that both Netanyahu and Abbas are ready to continue negotiations. It is important that that process is allowed to continue and that we now have a period where people take stock of what has happened over the past few days and quietly consider how we may constructively move that peace process further.