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They're signing treaties with one another. This is from the British Consulate General's website

http://ukinjerusalem.fco.gov.uk/en/n...sR&id=23144904

From news article:
This agreement is the first ever bilateral treaty between the two nations
The UK’s Foreign Secretary, William Hague, visited the Occupied Palestinian Territories today (3 November) for his first visit to Palestine since he assumed office. The Foreign Secretary is visiting the OPTs as part of a regional visit that includes Israel and Egypt.

The Foreign Secretary met Prime Minister Dr. Salaam Fayyad and Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Malki today in Ramallah. In Ramallah, he also met Palestinian police graduates, community leaders from the villages affected by the wall. He hosted prominent members of the Palestinian community at the British Consulate General in East Jerusalem.

The Foreign Secretary and the Prime Minister discussed a wide range of issues, including Gaza, the peace process and the economy. After the meeting the Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister signed the first bilateral treaty between the PLO and the UK Government. This treaty is designed to enhance cooperation in the field of film. This co-production treaty will lead to the sharing of ideas, knowledge and skills, helping stimulate productivity in both film industries.

The Foreign Secretary said:

“I am very impressed by the progress Prime Minister Fayyad and his team has made over the past year in developing Palestinian institutions. This treaty is a visible sign of the UK’s confidence in the maturity of those institutions. The policy of the current UK government is the same as its predecessor. We believe in a two state solution which sees security for Israel and a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders with a just and agreed solution for refugees and Jerusalem as the shared capital of the two nations.”

The Foreign Secretary met community leaders from villages affected by the barrier, including Ni’lin and Al Masara, on a hillside near Al Masyoun to view the barrier and hear from these leaders how they are galvanising their communities in peaceful protests against the barrier. Early this evening, the Foreign Secretary and the British Consul General hosted prominent East Jerusalem residents at the British Consulate in Sheikh Jerrah. At the meeting he reiterated his firm belief that Jerusalem should be the shared capital of Israel and a future Palestinian state.

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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...979358,00.html

British FM backs non-violent struggle against security fence

William Hague meets with Palestinian activists, calls jailed leaders 'human rights defenders.' Also meets Peres, Lieberman, reiterates Britain's role in future Mideast developments Ali Waked British Foreign Minister William Hague on Wednesday met with the Palestinian prime minister and Israeli foreign minister, but his visit with Palestinian activists made the most headlines.

Hague met with three senior Palestinian activists spearheading the popular struggle against Jewish settlements and the West Bank security fence, and expressed his support in their non-violent struggle.

"Hague told us that he supports the non-violent popular struggle, similarly to the official statement made by the European Union," Mahmud Zuhari, one of the activists, told Ynet.

The meeting was held in the West Bank town of Bitunia, just south of Ramallah, in an area overlooking the security fence and Ofer Prison, where many activists are jailed.

"We've raised a number of issues during the meeting, especially the social and political implications of the fence on Palestinian reality," said Zohari, adding that they explained to Hague that the fence was not constructed for security reasons, because if that was the case, "Israel would have built it on the border, and not over our territory."

Zohari said Hague expressed interest in the Palestinian non-violent popular struggle, and the incorporation of cultural and educational elements in it. According to Zohari, Hague also referred to the struggle's leaders who are jailed in Israel as "defenders of human rights."

'New achievement'

Zohari said the meeting with Hague marked a new achievement of the popular struggle: "We've met parliamentarians from all over the world; we have a lobby in Brussels, and the meeting today is a direct product of our efforts. It means our struggle is transitioning from the support of the street and the European public, to the support of governments."
Hague also met with President Shimon Peres and his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman.

During his meeting with Peres, the president commented on the Iranian nuclear threat and said, "Iranians are not only promoting nuclear weapons, but serve as a hub of global terror." The president noted that the Ayatollah regime "has a lot of money and does not respect the law, adding, "I am not sure that those who are standing up to them are acting aggressively enough."

At the beginning of his meeting with President Peres, Hague reiterated the importance of the Middle East region, and stressed that his country was giving its utmost attention to the Iranian nuclear program, as well as the situation in Sudan, Yemen and Lebanon.

The British foreign minister noted that his country, as a member of the UN's Security Council, needs to pro-actively address many issues in order to prevent a future conflict.

Hague also met with his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman, who claimed the British judicial system was being exploited in order to harm Israel, but will soon harm other democracies that are trying to battle "the rising Islamic terrorism wave."

Minister Lieberman noted that the problem goes beyond the relations between Israel and Britain, and was undermining the Western world's ability to cope with fanatical terror.