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Israel's foreign minister says it is closing British consulate in East Jerusalem
- National Security Minister Ben-Gvir demanded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu close the British Consulate in East Jerusalem on Wednesday, calling the closure a "resolute response to British audacity" following UK sanctions on West Bank settlements.
- Foreign Minister Gideon announced that Britain's consulate in Eastern Jerusalem would be closed and British representatives at the Kyriat Gat Civil-Military Coordination Center expelled following Wednesday's sanctions against West Bank settlements.
- Escalating his demands, Ben-Gvir called for Israel to recognize Argentina's sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, accusing Britain of "violently" stealing the territory and urging sanctions on Great Britain.
- Former prime minister Yair Lapid warned the response strengthens extremist voices before elections, while The Peace Now claimed "sanctions against the settlements are not sanctions against Israel, quite the opposite."
- Israel Ganz of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council noted the British Mandate ended 80 years ago, arguing that London no longer holds authority over where Jews live in the Land of Israel.
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berlingske.dk12 Western countries support restrictions on trade in goods from Israeli settlers. Now Israel is responding.
·Borås, Sweden
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Following Britain ' s decision to impose economic restrictions on the Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria, the head of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gideon Saar, announced a series of responses.
Bans entry to 12 British elected officials and the activities of British representatives in Gaza and Israel - "Whoever acts against Israel, Israel will act against him," said Gideon Saar
·Marousi, Greece
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Leaning Left1Leaning Right6Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Center, 46% Right
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources are Center, 46% of the sources lean Right
46% Right
C 46%
R 46%
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