UK-Israel Consulate Dispute
"As I announced, the British consulate in Jerusalem ended its role today," Mr. Saar said in a statement, adding that 20 diplomats including the consul general were ending their missions and leaving the country.Reported by 5 of 13 outlets; wording from The Hindu.
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Israel has threatened to close the UK consulate in East Jerusalem in protest at the UK decision to ban trade with goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and to impose sanctions on British firms that aid support or facilitate the construction of further illegal settlements.
The consulate, which was first established in 1838, handles UK relations with Palestinians in the city as well as in the West Bank and Gaza.
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Nearly all countries and all UN bodies view the settlements as illegal under international law, which Israel disputes.
British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband stressed that the consulate would not be closing and that it would instead become the UK Mission, Jerusalem, from Thursday.
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Mr. Miliband said the U.K. did not accept that the Israeli government had "the legal right" to enforce the closure.
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The UK national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, travelled to Jerusalem last week in an effort to persuade the Israeli government to rescind or defer the closure of the consulate but the talks failed.
The British sanctions announcement, and Israel’s order to close the consulate, mark a new low in a relationship that has deteriorated over the past three years.
Reuters journalists saw workers in the consulate remove a plaque reading "British Consulate General" and another sign for its consular section.
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How it changed
- 5 Oct
Israel has threatened to close the UK consulate in East Jerusalem in protest at the UK decision to ban trade with goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and to impose sanctions on British firms that aid support or facilitate the construction of further illegal settlements.
- 6 Oct
The British sanctions announcement, and Israel's response, marked a new low in the relationship between the once steadfast allies.
- 8 Oct
"As I announced, the British consulate in Jerusalem ended its role today," Mr. Saar said in a statement, adding that 20 diplomats including the consul general were ending their missions and leaving the country.
Coverage 26 articles
- 8 Oct Israel drastically reduces British diplomatic presence in Jerusalem
The Hindu 
8 Oct U.K., Israel both claim a moral win with apparent truce in diplomatic feud
CBS News
8 Oct King David Hotel bombing to consulate row: A timeline of UK-Israel tension
Al Jazeera
8 Oct Watch: Why was the sign at the British consulate in East Jerusalem removed?
BBC
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8 Oct Israel-Britain ties hit new low as Jerusalem consulate loses diplomatic status
Times of India
8 Oct Israel says UK consulate in East Jerusalem has ‘ceased to function’
Evening Standard- 8 Oct Israel says UK consulate in East Jerusalem has ‘ceased to function’
Evening Standard 
8 Oct Israel says UK consulate in East Jerusalem has ‘ceased to function’
Evening Standard8 Oct UK to continue 'vital services' after Jerusalem consulate ends functions
ABC News (AU)
8 Oct Video: Signs removed from British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem
Al Jazeera- 8 Oct Israel says UK consulate in East Jerusalem has ‘ceased to function’
Evening Standard 
8 Oct UK withdraws staff and families from Jerusalem consulate
Evening Standard
8 Oct Britain downscales and renames Jerusalem consulate after Israel orders closure
South China Morning Post
8 Oct Israel says British consulate in East Jerusalem 'ceasing operations'
Euronews
8 Oct British consulate in East Jerusalem will stay open as UK mission, says Ed Miliband
The Guardian8 Oct Explainer-What's happening with Britain's Jerusalem consulate?
The Straits Times
8 Oct Most UK diplomats to leave East Jerusalem consulate as Miliband says 'mission' to remain
BBC
8 Oct Workers remove signage from British consulate in Jerusalem after Israel ordered it to close after Labour announced West Bank sanctions
Daily Mail8 Oct Britain removes East Jerusalem consulate signage as Israeli shutdown deadline expires
The Straits Times- 8 Oct Israel to close British consulate in East Jerusalem today after sanctions on illegal West Bank settlements
The Independent 
8 Oct Signage at UK consulate in East Jerusalem removed as Israel’s deadline over
Al Jazeera8 Oct Britain removes East Jerusalem consulate signage as Israeli shutdown order expires
The Straits Times
7 Oct Israel’s deadline to close UK consulate in East Jerusalem nears
Al Jazeera
6 Oct UK to make last-ditch effort to stop Israel closing East Jerusalem consulate
BBC6 Oct Britain likely to expel Israeli diplomats if Jerusalem consulate closes, sources say
The Straits Times
5 Oct UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats after closing of East Jerusalem consulate
The Guardian
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