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Katy Balls

There are Tory splits over Gaza, but the party is only really going in one direction – towards Israel

The UK foreign secretary, David Cameron, shaking the hand of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem on 23 November 2023
‘Some Tory MPs think David Cameron has taken a harder line on Israel than they would like.’ Cameron with Benjamin Netanyahu, 23 November. Photograph: GPO/Kobi Gideon handout/EPA

When David Cameron touched down in Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida for a meeting with the former president this week, his mind was on one thing: Ukraine. The foreign secretary has made no secret of the fact that he wants to use his stateside charm offensive to build support among divided Republicans for military aid for Ukraine, including the $60bn of new funding that is currently being blocked in Congress.

Yet back home, it’s a different foreign affairs issue that is showing cracks: Israel-Palestine. While the Tories and Labour are broadly aligned on the need to support Ukraine, where the two parties stand on Israel and its actions in Gaza is knottier.

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