House of Lords written question – answered at on 1 October 2007.
asked Her Majesty's Government:
What reports they have on progress made (a) in the dialogue between the Prime Minister of Israel and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas; and (b) by the Arab League peace initiative.
The Government support the continued dialogue between Israeli Prime Minister Olmert and Palestinian President Abbas, which we hope will include meaningful discussions on permanent status issues. Israel has committed to a number of confidence-building measures to the Palestinian Authority. In particular, we welcome the transfer of approximately US$278 million of Palestinian clearance revenues by Israel since July. We continue to call on Israel to release the full amount of arrears. We also welcome Israel's decision to release 255 Palestinian prisoners and their agreement to grant amnesties to 178 Palestinians, mainly from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. Continued dialogue between the parties is the best way forward.
The Government also support the League of Arab States' Arab peace initiative. We welcome all efforts towards the normalisation of relations between Israel and the Arab world. In particular, we welcome both the meeting on
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