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Britain removes East Jerusalem consulate signage as Israeli shutdown deadline expires
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JERUSALEM - Workers removed signs and plaques at the British consulate in East Jerusalem overnight after Israel ordered it shut by Oct 8 over London’s plans to impose sanctions on settlements in the West Bank, further damaging strained ties between allies.
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it → remove → allies
Reuters journalists saw workers in the consulate remove a plaque reading “British Consulate General” and another sign for its consular section.
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workers → see → section
The British flag was still flying over the building.
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flag → fly → building
Israel ordered Britain in September to close the consulate within 30 days and remove its diplomats from the city, after Britain announced sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including a trade ban on goods made there.
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Britain → order → goods
The United Nations and most countries consider the settlements to be illegal under international law.
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settlements → consider → law
Israel disputes this.
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Israel → dispute → this
Israel has been adamant the consulate will close even as Britain sought to keep it open, including sending the country’s top national security adviser to Israel last week for talks.
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Britain → close → talks
Britain’s presence in the city dates back almost 200 years, long before the State of Israel was established in 1948.
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State → date → 1948
The closure order does not affect Britain’s embassy in Tel Aviv, which handles diplomatic relations with Israel’s government.
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which → affect → government
The consulate, in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, handles Britain’s relations with Palestinians in Jerusalem, as well as in the West Bank and Gaza.
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consulate → handle → Bank
It also provides consular services to Palestinians.
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It → provide → Palestinians
Britain’s Foreign Office on Oct 7 declined to comment when asked whether the consulate was still operating or any British diplomats working there had returned to Britain.
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diplomats → decline → Britain
Sources have said the order to close the consulate affects around 30 British diplomats along with their family members.
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order → say → members
Britain is considering expelling Israeli diplomats from its London embassy in response to any closure of the consulate, Reuters reported on Oct 6, citing sources.
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Reuters → consider → sources
It would be a highly unusual step for the allies to expel each other’s diplomats.
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allies → expel → diplomats
The British sanctions announcement, and Israel’s order to close the consulate, mark a new low in a relationship that has deteriorated over the past three years.
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that → close → years
Britain has repeatedly criticised Israel over its actions in the war in Gaza and over Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank.
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Britain → criticise → Bank
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has accused Britain’s governing Labour Party of being hostile towards Israel.
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government → accuse → Israel
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