Could Britain defy Israel’s order to shut down its East Jerusalem consulate?
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Dominic Grieve argues that Israel cannot close the consulate because it is located in East Jerusalem, which the UN and most of its member states, including the UK, recognize as occupied Palestinian territory
Israel lacks right to close UK Consulate in East Jerusalem: Ex-attorney general
Israel lacks a legal right to enforce its plan to close the British Consulate in East Jerusalem, a former attorney general has advised the UK Foreign Office, The Guardian reported on Monday. Tel Aviv had said it plans to close the site on Oct. 8 in response to the UK’s trade ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements, announced by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband earlier this month. On Sunday, Israel responded to a similar move by the Netherland…
Could Britain defy Israel’s order to shut down its East Jerusalem consulate?
Could Britain defy Israel’s order to shut down its East Jerusalem consulate? Submitted by Peter Oborne on Mon, 09/28/2026 - 13:37 Israel announced the closure of the diplomatic mission as part of retaliatory measures following British foreign secretary Ed Miliband’s decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements A man stands outside the British consulate in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem on 8 September (AFP) Off A faded union jack was still fl…
LONDON: Israel has no legal right to close its British consulate in East Jerusalem, a former Attorney General advised the British Foreign Office, the Guardian reported on Monday. Tel Aviv announced plans to close the site on October 8 in response to a trade ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements announced earlier this month by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband. On Sunday, Israel vowed to revoke the diplomatic status of the Dutch delegation to…
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