Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 18
18
Rejected
Issue formal response to ICJ opinion on Israel's policies in Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Recommendation
We urge the Government to issue a formal response to the ICJ’s opinion concerning Israel’s policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, setting out how it is complying with the obligations on the UK as a third party. (Recommendation, Paragraph 41)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government rejects the recommendation, stating that consistent with long-standing policy, it does not consider the ICJ to have jurisdiction in this contentious case between Israel and Palestine. It maintains that a lasting peace requires a negotiated settlement between the parties.
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Government Response
Rejected
HM Government · verbatim extract
Rejected
48. The UK is fully committed to international law and respects the independence of the ICJ. We continue to consider the Court’s non-binding Advisory Opinion on Israel’s occupation of the OPTs carefully, with the seriousness and rigour it deserves.
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