I was a member of the foreign affairs delegation which visited Iran in January. The human rights issue was an important matter for everyone on that delegation. I acknowledge the frank and op... Read more

I was fortunate to visit Palestine in a semi-private capacity last November. We met wonderful community groups, youth groups, drama groups, cultural groups and heritage groups. We visited a... Read more

There is absolutely no doubt that the continued acceleration in settlement building is having a detrimental and negative effect on what is happening in the West Bank and is threatening all t... Read more

It has been stated that other events will push Syria down the agenda. The issue that has been pushed furthest down the agenda is the Middle East peace process. It is very much on my mind bec... Read more

There is no doubt that the Palestinian question has gone off the agenda. There does not seem to be much will to put it back on the agenda. There is a bigger issue at stake also in terms of h... Read more