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Israel says British consulate in East Jerusalem 'ceasing operations'

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced on Thursday that the British Consulate in East Jerusalem would be ceasing operations and that twenty diplomats would leave Israel. However, British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband clarified that the consulate was not closing but instead transitioning to a new entity called the UK Mission, Jerusalem, which will continue its work with limited staff of no more than seven diplomats. This development follows British sanctions against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

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Israel ordered Britain to close its consulate in East Jerusalem by October 8th in retaliation for British sanctions on goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. On that deadline, British workers removed signs and plaques from the building overnight as tensions escalated between the two nations. The consulate, established in 1838, now operates with only seven diplomats after 20 were withdrawn by Britain earlier. Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar confirmed the closure of the consulate on October 5th, while Britain threatened to expel up to 27 Israeli diplomats if forced to close the consulate, potentially marking a historic low in British-Israeli relations since 1948.

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Sa'ar pushed back at Miliband's comments, branding the accusations as "outrageous lies." British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called the measures "carefully judged, targeted steps that are not aimed at the Israeli people, but at the unacceptable policies of the current Israeli government."

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🔮 British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband stressed that the consulate would not be closing and that it would instead become the UK Mission, Jerusalem, from Thursday.

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Israel says British consulate in East Jerusalem 'ceasing operations' · assertive framing

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British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband stressed that the consulate would not be closing and that it would instead become the UK Mission, Jerusalem, from Thursday. asserted

it → stress → Thursday

The British Consulate in East Jerusalem is "ceasing operations" on Thursday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar has said, as Israel hits back at UK sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. asserted

Israel → cease → Bank

In a post on social media, Sa'ar said 20 diplomats were "ending their assignments" and would leave Israel, while a small "task force of no more than seven diplomats with a very limited scope of activity" would be authorised to continue working from the building. asserted

force → say → building

"We did not want it to come to this, but the Labour Government’s actions have led us here," Sa'ar wrote. asserted

Sa'ar → want → us

In response, Sa'ar's British counterpart, Ed Miliband, stressed that the consulate would not be closing and that it would instead become the UK Mission, Jerusalem, from Thursday. asserted

it → stress → Thursday

"We have been clear that we do not accept that the Government of Israel has the legal right to close the British Consulate General in Jerusalem, which has been there for nearly 200 years," Miliband said in a statement. asserted

Miliband → accept → statement

Explaining the change to the UK Mission, he said: "The UK Mission, Jerusalem is independent, operational, and will continue to deliver vital services and our work with the Palestinian people." asserted

Mission → explain → people

Miliband added that some staff and their families had been "temporarily withdrawn" as a safety and security precaution. asserted

staff → add → precaution

Israel said in September that it would shutter the consulate in response to British sanctions on illegal West Bank settlements. asserted

it → say → settlements

Speaking to parliament early last month, Miliband announced that the UK would be bringing in an "import ban on goods from illegal settlements in the occupied territories" as he accused "settler terrorists" of "ethnic cleansing" in parts of the West Bank. asserted

he → speak → Bank

that → push → government