Britain must use its "diplomatic influence" to stop the new Israeli coalition government from "any annexation of the West Bank", Labour’s Lisa Nandy has said.
In a letter to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, the shadow foreign secretary claimed the proposed expansion "of large sections of the West Bank" risked "jeopardising longstanding peace treaties with neighbouring countries including Egypt and Jordan at a time of continued regional and global insecurity".
Ms Nandy added that Israel’s intention to do this was "in direct contravention of international law".
Ms Nandy, who was the Jewish Labour Movement’s chosen candidate for the Labour leadership, said she had written to Mr Raab to "seek his assurance that the British Government will use its diplomatic influence to prevent any annexation of the West Bank, and continue to work constructively with all parties to improve the situation".
