Margaret Thatcher makes promise to help the Palestinians – archive, 27 May 1986

27 May 1986: British premier holds talks with political figures from the occupied West Bank and Gaza

Margaret Thatcher promised last night to help the Palestinians to achieve self-determination, but she leaves Israel today without any sign that she has advanced the Middle East peace process significantly.

The prime minister went to the British Consulate in East Jerusalem to hear eight prominent political figures from the occupied West Bank and Gaza express their views on possible ways out of the present impasse in negotiations.

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