Lords debates situation in Israel and Gaza

Debate

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative), Minister of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, put forward the debate and later responded on behalf of the government.

This was a general debate. During debates, members put their experience to good use to discuss current issues and draw the government's attention to concerns. 

Members speaking

Members speaking in the debate included: 

• Lord Leigh of Hurley (Conservative), president of Jewish Policy Research
• Baroness Morris of Bolton (Conservative), president of the Palestine-British Business Council
• Lord Pannick (Crossbench), chair of Legal Friends (UK) of the Hebrew University
• Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale (Labour), Lords chair of Labour Friends of Israel
• Lord Verdirame (Non-affiliated), professor of international law at King's College London in the Department of War Studies.

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