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Israel ordered East Jerusalem consulate to be closed after Britain sanctioned settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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Allied Sanctions on Israeli West Bank Settlements
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Explore full event In this event Israel shuts down British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem Labor friends of Palestine criticise Australia’s decision not to join sanctions on Israeli settlements in West Bank Trump Takes No Position on Allies’ Sanctions Against Israeli Settlements 'An injustice' or 'righting a wrong': British Jews debate sanctions move
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Al Jazeera
UK ‘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.
Guardian
UK 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 East Jerusalem later this week. This could mean as many as 27 Israeli diplomats being expelled from the UK, a step that would arguably mark…
