King David Hotel bombing to consulate row: A timeline of UK-Israel tension
- The British Consulate General in occupied East Jerusalem has ceased operating under that name after Israel ordered it to close in retaliation for the United Kingdom’s sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
- However, UK officials insisted on Thursday that it remains open, albeit under its new title of “UK Mission”.
- Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3UK ‘threatens to expel 27 Israeli diplomats’ over Jerusalem consulatelist 2 of 3‘Not the act of a friend’: Israel’s deadline to close UK consulate nearslist 3 of 3‘Not backing down’: The Britons pushed towards Pa
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- The British Consulate General in occupied East Jerusalem has ceased operating under that name after Israel ordered it to close in retaliation for the United Kingdom’s sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
- However, UK officials insisted on Thursday that it remains open, albeit under its new title of “UK Mission”.
- Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3UK ‘threatens to expel 27 Israeli diplomats’ over Jerusalem consulatelist 2 of 3‘Not the act of a friend’: Israel’s deadline to close UK consulate nearslist 3 of 3‘Not backing down’: The Britons pushed towards Pa
Sources: Al Jazeera