Douglas Hurd offends Palestinians

Title

Douglas Hurd offends Palestinians

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

17 Oct 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:45

Description

Paul Maurice reports from Jerusalem on the cancellation by Palestinians of a meeting they were due to have with UK Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd following media misquoting a statement so it seemed as though the UK is firmly against a Palestinian state. Includes interview and press conference by Palestinian spokesmen on the decision; and Foreign Office spokesman Brian Mower(?) clarifies UK position.

Contributors

Paul Maurice; Brian Mower(?)

Keywords

Israel; Jewish-Arab relations; UK; International relations; Peacebuilding; Palestine; Jerusalem; Palestinians; Douglas Hurd

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