Palestinians: Cartoons

Department for International Development written question – answered at on 16 November 2017.

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Photo of Ian Austin Ian Austin Labour, Dudley North

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the memorandum of understanding between the Palestinian Authority and her Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Palestinian Authority as a result of the publication of cartoons showing the UK Prime Minister (a) with a pig's snout and carrying a Star of David and (b) drinking a glass of Palestinian blood, published on a Fatah Facebook page on 2 November 2017 and in the Palestinian Authority's official daily newspaper, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida on 1 November 2017 respectively.

Photo of Alistair Burt Alistair Burt Minister of State (Department for International Development) (Joint with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office), Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development)

Our partnership with the Palestinian Authority includes a commitment from the Palestinian leadership to adhere to the principle of non-violence and to tackle language and avoid actions that could incite violence or hatred. The UK continues to urge the Palestinian leadership to uphold this principle. The UK Government deplores any act of incitement to violence; I raised the issue of incitement with senior Palestinian counterparts during my visit to the region in August.

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