Britain-Palestine Parliamentary Group
Richard is Chair of the Britain-Palestine All Party Parliamentary Group which seeks to foster good relations and understanding between Britain and Palestine and to promote a just and durable peace in the Middle East.
Richard has had an active interest in this region since writing his university dissertation and visits the area at least once a year to see for himself the situation on the ground and to meet key players. Richard regularly speaks on this issue in Parliament as well as writing articles and commenting on developments. This section of his website has these articles available to download as well as any press releases issued.
The secretariat of the APPG is managed by the Council for the Advancement of Arab British Understanding. Their website is www.caabu.org.
Articles on the Middle East
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Palestinian child prisoners (22 December 2011)
Israel Release 55 But 106 Palestinian Children Remain in Jail as Shackling Continues - This article was first published on the Huffington Post On Sunday, Israel released 550 Palestinian prisoners, the second and final phase of the prisoner swap which...
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Middle East and North Africa debate (28 November 2011)
Debate on Middle East and North Africa - There was a debate in the House of Commons today on North Africa and the Near and Middle East. You can read my speech below and the full debate is online here....
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Reports from the West Bank (20 November 2011)
Reports from the West Bank - I have just returned from a visit to Israel and the West Bank. Here are a few video reports from some of the places I visited. You can click on the menu button to...
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Prisoner exchange and child prisoners (24 October 2011)
Understanding why the prisoner exchange matters - I have written an article today on the Huffington Post discussing why the prisoner exchange matters and repeating the call for the release of the 164 Palestinian children detained by Israel. On the...
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Palestine at Labour Conference (26 September 2011)
Palestine at the Labour Party Conference - This morning I spoke in the Britain in the World debate at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. Last week Palestine applied for full state membership of the United Nations. Speaking to the...
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Palestinian Statehood (20 September 2011)
Labour support recognition of Palestinian statehood - The Labour Party has called on the government to support the recognition of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations this week as part of continuing steps to achieve a comprehensive two state solution....
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Palestinian statehood (6 September 2011)
British MPs call for recognition of Palestine - Today MPs debated the possible UN membership of a Palestinian state. The debate, which was secured by Richard Burden MP, took place two weeks before Palestine is expected to ask the United...
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Sheikh Raed Salah (29 June 2011)
Statement on Sheikh Raed Salah - I was invited to speak at a meeting organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) on the situation on East Jerusalem taking place this evening. East Jerusalem is becoming increasingly separated from the remainder...
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Palestinian reconciliation (28 April 2011)
Palestinian reconciliation - All of us who want to see a peaceful resolution to the Israel-Palestine conflict should welcome the news that Fatah and Hamas have reached a reconciliation agreement. It is especially positive that young people in Palestine have...
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UK policy on arms exports to Israel (5 April 2011)
End confusion in UK policy on arms exports to Israel - In the light of recent events in Libya and elsewhere, the latest report from the House of Commons Committee on Arms Export Controls (CAEC) rightly questions UK policy to...
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