Thank you for contacting me about council investment decisions.
There are strong views on this issue and I appreciate that my position will not please everyone. The UK is a close friend of Israel and we enjoy an excellent bilateral relationship, built on decades of cooperation between our two countries across a range of fields.
The UK’s position on settlements is clear. They are illegal under international law, present an obstacle to peace and threaten the viability of a two-state solution.
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