Israel's foreign minister says it is closing British consulate in East Jerusalem
- On Tuesday, National Security Minister demanded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu close the British Consulate in East Jerusalem, calling it a "resolute response to British audacity" following UK sanctions on West Bank settlements.
- Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced that Israel would close the British Consulate in Eastern Jerusalem and expel British representatives from the Kyriat Gat Civil-Military Coordination Center in retaliation for Britain's settlement trade restrictions announced on Tuesday.
- Escalating beyond the consulate, Ben-Gvir demanded Israel recognize Argentina's sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, accusing Britain of "violently" stealing the territory and urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to impose sanctions on Great Britain.
- Former Prime Minister Yair Lapid warned the decision strengthens extremist voices before October elections, while The Peace Now movement claimed "sanctions against the settlements are not sanctions against Israel, quite the opposite."
- Israel Ganz, head of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, invoked historical grievance, stating the British Mandate ended nearly 80 years ago and "the days when London determined where Jews could live in the Land of Israel are over.
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The United Kingdom's decision to impose commercial sanctions on products from Israeli settlements in the West Bank opened a new front of diplomatic tension between London and Telavive
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Israel sets deadline for UK to close consulate
TEL AVIV — Israel gave Britain 30 days to close its East Jerusalem consulate in response to sanctions on goods from settlements, a measure Britain's leader said Wednesday was needed to "stand against injustice" in the occupied West Bank.
Israel tells Britain to close East Jerusalem consulate within 30 days, officials say
TEL AVIV — Israel has told Britain it must close its East Jerusalem consulate within a month, Israeli officials said on Wednesday, as a retaliatory step against sanctions that Britain, France and Canada have announced against settlements.
The delayed reaction from the West, known for its unconditional support of Israel, has shaken Tel Aviv's balance. The decision by 12 countries, led by the UK, to impose sanctions, and the US's backing of this move, was a heavy diplomatic blow for Tel Aviv. The West, which had previously lined up behind Israel...
'We will always stand with the underdog': The UK defends ban on Israeli 'settler terrorist' trade from the West Bank
The UK announced the ban on Tuesday and Israel responded by closing the British consulate in east Jerusalem—and banned 11 lawmakers from the country.
Israel is demanding that the United Kingdom close its consulate in East Jerusalem within 30 days and recall its diplomats, whose credentials Israel plans to revoke, over the UK's sanctions on companies providing construction and financial services to Israeli settlements in Palestine.
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