Could Britain defy Israel’s order to shut down its East Jerusalem consulate?
Sir Vincent Fean, trustee of the British Palestine Project and himself a former consul-general in East Jerusalem, on Monday told MEE that “Israel’s threat to close the British Consulate-General is not just wrong - it is illegal”. Three weeks ago, Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar announced the closure of the consulate as part of a package of retaliatory measures following UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband’s decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements.
Sir Vincent Fean, trustee of the British Palestine Project and himself a former consul-general in East Jerusalem, on Monday told MEE that “Israel’s threat to close the British Consulate-General is not just wrong - it is illegal”. Three weeks ago, Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar announced the closure of the consulate as part of a package of retaliatory measures following UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband’s decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements.
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