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Theresa May to confront Benjamin Netanyahu about Israeli settlements, Number 10 claims | |
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Theresa May will raise the issue of Israeli settlement building in the West Bank when she holds bilateral talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in London next week. | Theresa May will raise the issue of Israeli settlement building in the West Bank when she holds bilateral talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in London next week. |
A Downing Street spokesperson confirmed Mr Netanyahu would hold a working lunch with Ms May in Downing Street on Monday, where the two leaders will discuss trade opportunities between the two nations. | |
But the spokesperson said the Prime Minister would restate Britain's concern that settlement building in the West Bank is undermining trust in the Middle East peace process. | But the spokesperson said the Prime Minister would restate Britain's concern that settlement building in the West Bank is undermining trust in the Middle East peace process. |
The meeting will be the first time the pair have met, though they speak on the telephone in August, shortly after Ms May became Prime Minister. | The meeting will be the first time the pair have met, though they speak on the telephone in August, shortly after Ms May became Prime Minister. |
More than half a million Jewish Israelis are estimated to live on settlements built in the Palestinian territories. | More than half a million Jewish Israelis are estimated to live on settlements built in the Palestinian territories. |
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