In March 2014 , during his first visit to Israel as Prime Minister , Cameron addressed Israel 's Knesset in Jerusalem , where he offered his full support for peace efforts between Israelis and Palestinians , hoping a two-state solution might be achieved . He also made clear his rejection of trade or academic boycotts against Israel , acknowledged Israel 's right to defend its citizens as " a right enshrined in international law , " and made note of the Balfour Declaration of 1917 , as " the moment when the State of Israel went from a dream to a plan , Britain has played a proud and vital role in helping to secure Israel as a homeland for the Jewish people . " During his two-day visit , he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas . Senior Foreign Office minister Baroness Warsi resigned over the Cameron government 's decision not to condemn Israel for the 2014 Israel – Gaza conflict , saying that the government 's " approach and language during the current crisis in Gaza is morally indefensible . " In August 2013 , Cameron lost a motion in favour of bombing Syrian armed forces in response to the Ghouta chemical attack , becoming the first prime minister to suffer such a foreign-policy defeat since 1782 . In September 2014 , MPs passed a motion in favour of British planes joining , at the request of the Iraqi government , a bombing campaign against Islamic State ( IS ) targets in Iraq ; the motion explicitly expressed parliament 's disapproval of UK military action in Syria . Cameron promised that , before expanding UK air strikes to include IS units in Syria , he would seek parliamentary approval
Ghouta chemical attack
Ghouta chemical attack
David Cameron