Summary
In this Report,
'Global
Security: The Middle East’ (HC 363), the Foreign Affairs Committee looks at
the role of UK diplomacy in the region and urges the Government to consider
ways of engaging politically with moderate elements within Hamas.
This
Report is the first in a new series on global security matters.
It focuses on the Government’s policy to Israel, its Arab neighbours, Iraq
and the increasing influence of Iran in the region. It also considers the role
of other regional actors and the Government’s broad approach to the Middle East
as a whole.
There are a number of specific recommendations for each of
the countries in the region, such as the need to start talking to Hamas. More
generally it recommends that the Government should pay closer attention to the
impact of its foreign policy in the Middle East and that it should publish a
strategy paper with measurable targets for progress.
Countries examined
include:
- Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
- Lebanon
- Syria
- Egypt
- Iraq
- Iran.
See a full list of
witnesses
who gave evidence to the Committee's inquiry.
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