Israel orders closure of U.K. consulate in Jerusalem over settlement sanctions
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Israel said it would also expel British diplomats at a centre monitoring the U.S.-brokered ceasefire plan in Gaza and bar British training for Palestinian Authority forces, as well as banning 12 British officials from visiting Israel…
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British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused the Israeli government on Tuesday of turning a "blind eye" to what he called "ethnic cleansing" by settlers in the West Bank as the UK joined France and ten other countries in banning imports from Israeli…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
U.S. officials have warned the U.K. of potential economic consequences if it moves ahead with sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CNBC World