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<p>We have been clear that we do not support the Israeli government's decision last
year to designate six Palestinian non-governmental organization (NGOs) as terrorist
organisations. The subsequent raids on the offices of seven Palestinian NGOs, and
on St Andrew's Anglican Church in Ramallah, and arrests of their staff, are equally
troubling. We have not changed our approach, based on the information provided by
the Government of Israel and we continue to engage with a number of these organisations.
Civil society organisations play an important role in upholding human rights and democracy
and they must be able to operate freely in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs).
Officials at the British Embassy Tel Aviv, alongside our European partners, have directly
raised our opposition with the Israeli Government on the designations, and made clear
our support for Civil Society Organisations in Israel and the OPTs.</p>
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