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John Major aide blasted Foreign Office ‘camels’ over Israel trip, archive reveals

Papers shed light on wrangling over plans to visit Palestinian centre during PM’s 1995 tour

Foreign Office “camels” and senior No 10 aides were embroiled in behind-the-scenes wrangling over whether a government minister should visit a prominent Palestinian centre in Jerusalem during John Major’s 1995 tour of Israel, documents reveal.

The dispute arose over plans for the then Foreign Office minister Douglas Hogg to visit Orient House, the centre of Palestinian life in Jerusalem for more than a century, occupied by a leading PLO member, and a key political symbol of the Palestinian presence in the city.

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