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Explainer-What’s happening with Britain’s Jerusalem consulate?
50+ min ago (553+ words) Oct 8 (Reuters) – Britain said on Thursday its nearly 200-year-old consulate in Jerusalem would continue operating on a smaller scale and be renamed as the “UK Mission” in the city, after Israel ordered it shut in a dispute over sanctions on…...
British diplomats to remain at renamed consulate in Jerusalem
9+ min ago (505+ words) By Alexander Cornwell and Ammar Awad JERUSALEM, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday its nearly 200-year-old consulate in Jerusalem would remain operating at a smaller scale, renamed as the "UK Mission" in the city, after Israel ordered it shut in…...
Most UK diplomats to leave East Jerusalem consulate, Israel says, as Miliband says 'vital services' to remain
49+ min ago (605+ words) Most diplomats will leave the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem, Israel says, but the UK insists the building "will not be closing", and will operate as a "UK Mission" "We did not want it to come to this," Israeli…...
UK refuses to close Jerusalem consulate, renames it ‘UK Mission’
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (34+ words) British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announces that the British Consulate General in Jerusalem will remain open under a new name following talks with Israel, UK refuses to close Jerusalem consulate, renames it ‘UK Mission’...
Israel closes British Consulate in Jerusalem
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (37+ words) Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announces that the British Consulate in Jerusalem has ceased operations and 20 diplomats will leave Israel, but 7 will be permitted to continue working in the building. Israel closes British Consulate in Jerusalem...
UK withdraws staff and families from Jerusalem consulate
45+ min ago (572+ words) The UK has withdrawn staff and their families from its consulate in East Jerusalem after Israel said it would be closed in retaliation for the Government’s trade ban with illegal West Bank settlements. However, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the…...
Israel closing British consulate today
34+ min ago (226+ words) ALBAWABA - Israel is officially moving forward with closing the British consulate in East Jerusalem, the British Foreign minister along with 20 diplomats leaving Israel and returning home. The Israeli foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, added that he has given his assent for…...
Workers remove signage from British consulate in Jerusalem after Israel ordered it to close after Labour announced West Bank sanctions
53+ min ago (869+ words) Workers removed signs and plaques at the British consulate in East Jerusalem overnight and its doors are set to close today as relations between Israel and the UK deteriorate. Workers in the consulate were seen removing a plaque reading 'British…...
Israel to close British consulate in East Jerusalem after UK, France and Canada ban imports from settlements
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1247+ words) By Alexander Cornwell, Elizabeth Piper and John Irish LONDON/TEL AVIV/PARIS, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Israel said on Tuesday it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem in response to plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from…...
Israel Says U.K. East Jerusalem Consulate 'Ended Operations'; U.K. Denies Closure
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (87+ words) Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced on Thursday that the British consulate in East Jerusalem has "ended its operations" after he said last month tha Print in a simple, ad-free format Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format Israeli Foreign…...