UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats over planned East Jerusalem consulate closure
UK Israel diplomatic dispute
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- NYT World·1d agoUK Security Adviser Jonathan Powell Traveled to Israel Ahead of Consulate Closure
Jonathan Powell, Britain’s national security adviser, visited Israel last week to try to negotiate over the looming closure of his country’s consulate in Jerusalem, according to three officials.
Read at NYT World → - BBC Politics·1d agoUK to make last-ditch effort to stop Israel closing East Jerusalem consulate
Israel has threatened to close the consulate, which handles UK relations with Palestinians in the city, over British sanctions on Israeli settlements.
Read at BBC Politics → - Al Jazeera·2d agoUK ‘threatens to expel 27 Israeli diplomats’ over Jerusalem consulate
Israel ordered East Jerusalem consulate to be closed after Britain sanctioned settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Read at Al Jazeera → - Guardian UK·2d agoUK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats over planned East Jerusalem consulate closure
Tit-for-tat expulsions expected after relations deteriorate as a result of UK ban on goods from illegal settlements The UK has threatened to expel one Israeli diplomat for every British diplomat forced to leave Israel as a result of Israel’s decision to close the UK consulate in…
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