Speeches by Kumaran.

“Thank you for your evidence today. Definitely, yours was a voice that was sorely missed when we were in the Knesset, because we did not hear any views like those you have expressed. You spoke about the pain of 7 October. I absolutely agree with your views here. I went to Hostages Square when we visited, and I felt and …”

“Thank you for your evidence today. Definitely, yours was a voice that was sorely missed when we were in the Knesset, because we did not hear any views like those you have expressed. You spoke about the pain of 7 October. I absolutely agree with your views here. I went to Hostages Square when we visited, and I felt and …”

“We met a cross-section. Actually, I met your leader in Hostages Square. I bumped into Yair Lapid and it was a refreshing conversation. But those who we met were the Foreign Affairs Committee members.”

“Thank you for your evidence today. Definitely, yours was a voice that was sorely missed when we were in the Knesset, because we did not hear any views like those you have expressed. You spoke about the pain of 7 October. I absolutely agree with your views here. I went to Hostages Square when we visited, and I felt and …”

“We met a cross-section. Actually, I met your leader in Hostages Square. I bumped into Yair Lapid and it was a refreshing conversation. But those who we met were the Foreign Affairs Committee members.”

“I thank the Minister for his statement. If this is how the Israeli Government treat the UK’s elected representatives, we can only imagine how they are treating the Palestinian people. Parliamentary delegations are how we in this House better understand the world and the issues that we debate. I returned from my recent …”

“According to media reports, Conservative shadow Ministers met representatives of the Get Living property group, which manages thousands of properties in my constituency. In the meeting, they discussed how to stop the Renters’ Rights Bill, in their words, “dead in its tracks.” After years of promising to ban no-fault ev…”

“4. What steps her Department is taking to work with local councils to prevent homelessness.”

“I recently visited the Occupied Palestinian Territories with the Foreign Affairs Committee. I travelled to Area C in west bank and saw at first hand the settler violence that Palestinian men, women and children are facing day in, day out. They are living their lives in constant fear. In this House we all support a two-…”

“It is quite alarming to hear that. In today’s announcement, which we have just discussed, the UK Government have said that Russia presents an acute threat to UK national security. We are calling Russia out and putting in place important tools for the detection and disruption of harmful activity against Britain. What si…”

“Thank you, President Zourabichvili. It has been really fascinating to listen to your insights. We have seen clear evidence of sustained hybrid warfare being conducted in Georgia. How has disinformation been used to promote anti-western narratives? What support have you received from the west, the UK, the EU and the US …”

“Like many, I was extremely alarmed to hear the Israeli Defence Minister, Israel Katz, threaten the “total destruction” of Gaza. The UK and its allies are committed to a two-state solution, but that only works if there is a state left standing for Palestinians. Will that Minister ever be sanctioned, and will our Ministe…”

“Q13. My constituency has the greatest number of high-rise buildings with dangerous cladding in the country. On Friday, I visited Stratford fire station. Our brilliant local firefighters told me that 77 high-rise buildings in Newham and 165 in Tower Hamlets are covered in hazardous materials, with many of them deemed un…”

“I commend my hon. Friend for his contributions to this House, and I echo the comments about how great it is that we have you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker, for this important debate. My hon. Friend makes the point about fighting the tide of hatred, which I have seen at first hand. In a previous life before I enter…”

“Minister, you do not need to disclose what the Government would do, but are there actions in place? Will there be consequences if this happens?”

“The Government have condemned some comments by the Israeli Government and Ministers on proposing the annexation of the West Bank. We were there not long ago. I would argue that the annexation has already begun, but I would like to know what actions the Government would take if there were an attempt to annex the West Ba…”

“Are we making that clear in our negotiations and discussions with counterparts? I have here some of my notes from our meeting, and a member of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee said to us that the solution of a two-state is a bit far. They are openly saying that.”

“I went into the Occupied Palestinian Territories a few weeks ago, into Area C, and met Bedouin women. Some of the stories that they told me and the images and videos that I saw on their phones of the violence that they are facing, in particular as women and their children, and young girls, are shocking and harrowing, a…”

“Some of this has been described by the UN Human Rights Office as an unlawful use of force. People want to see us hold perpetrators to account in line with their obligations under international law. They want to see Britain leading from the front. We have had a long history of standing up for human rights around the wor…”

“The Israeli Defence Minister stated in February that Israel will not allow the return of at least 40,000 forcibly displaced Palestinians to their homes in the West Bank. What is the UK doing to prevent this forced displacement and escalation of violence in line with our obligations under international humanitarian law?”