Press release

Foreign Secretary statement on Palestinian elections

A statement from the Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, on the postponement of elections in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and The Rt Hon Dominic Raab
• Published: 30 April 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said:

It is disappointing that elections in the Occupied Palestinian Territories have been postponed.

The Palestinian people should be allowed to enjoy their democratic rights – and Israel must allow voting for Palestinians in East Jerusalem, in line with the Oslo Accords. Elections are long overdue and I urge the swift setting of a new date.

Published 30 April 2021