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<p>UK officials made clear to both the Israeli and Palestinian leadership at the Ad-Hoc
Liaison Committee meeting on the 31 January 2018 that concrete actions from all sides
are required to build trust and improve the situation on the ground for ordinary citizens.
HMG officials have assessed that there is a range of difficulties in achieving engagement
between Palestinian and Israeli youth, including movement and access restrictions
for both communities, and entrenched social norms. The UK Government consistently
calls on the Israeli Government to ease movement and access restrictions in the Occupied
Palestinian Territories (OPTs). The UK is providing support to fund a people-to-people
programme to help Israelis and Palestinians work together to achieve tangible improvements
in their lives, foster inter-community understanding and help build constituencies
for a just and peaceful political solution. This three year programme – People for
Peaceful Change – will include work with young leaders.</p>
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