Editing William Hague (section)

====Israel–Palestinian conflict====
Hague was criticised by Israeli leaders after meeting with [[Palestinians]] who demonstrated against [[Israeli West Bank barrier|Israel's barrier]] in the West Bank. He expressed solidarity with the idea of non-violence and listened to the accounts of left-wing and Palestinian activists. [[State of Israel|Israeli]] [[Leader of the Opposition (Israel)|Opposition Leader]] [[Tzipi Livni]] condemned the statements and said:

<blockquote>The security barrier has saved lives, and its construction was necessary. The barrier has separated Israel from Palestinian cities and completely changed the reality in Israel, where citizens were exposed to terror every day.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hague: I support activism against the security barrier|url=https://www.jpost.com/international/hague-i-support-activism-against-the-security-barrier|first= Tovah |last=Lazaroff|access-date=2021-10-31|website=The Jerusalem Post &#124; JPost.com|date=3 November 2010 |language=en-US|archive-date=31 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031160742/https://www.jpost.com/international/hague-i-support-activism-against-the-security-barrier|url-status=live}}</ref></blockquote>