UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats after closure of East Jerusalem consulate
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The UK has threatened to expel up to 27 Israeli diplomats—one for every British diplomat forced to leave—following Israel's decision to close the UK consulate in East Jerusalem later this week. The retaliatory move comes after the UK banned trade in goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and imposed sanctions on British firms supporting their construction. Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar and the UK Foreign Office are involved in the escalating diplomatic dispute.
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