HC Deb 11 January 1989 vol 144 cc707-8W
46. Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he intends to impose any pressure or sanctions on the Israeli Government for their failure to abide by the Geneva convention in the occupied territories.

Mr. Waldegrave

We shall continue to urge the Israelis to administer the occupied territories in accordance with international law and accepted standards of human rights. We do not believe that economic sanctions would help improve conditions in the occupied territories.