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Trade Agreements: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to suspend trade negotiations with Israel pending the outcomes of ongoing investigations by the International Court of Justice into allegations of human rights violations

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Answering body: Department for Business and Trade
Tabled: 10 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 12 Mar 2025
Answer: 9 Apr 2025 · 30 calendar days after tabling

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10 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to suspend trade negotiations with Israel pending the outcomes of ongoing investigations by the International Court of Justice into allegations of human rights violations
12 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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9 Apr 2025
Answer published
The government respects the independence of the International Court of Justice, and we are carefully considering the Court's advisory opinion with the seriousness and rigour it deserves.We are of the clear view that Israel should bring an end to its prese...

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