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<p>Since the start of the current violence we have spoken regularly to both the Palestinian
Authority and the Israeli government, urging them to use their influence to de-escalate
the tensions. The most recent discussion with the Palestinian Authority was on 9 October
when the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend
the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) spoke to President Abbas about
the violence. On 8 October, our Consul General in Jerusalem raised our concerns in
his meetings with President Abbas’ political adviser, Majdi Khaldi; Palestinian chief
negotiator and Secretary-General of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation, Sa’eb
Erekat; and the Palestinian Chief of Police, Hazem Attallah.</p>
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