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Video: Signs removed from British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem
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Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
- UK to make last-ditch effort to stop Israel closing East Jerusalem consulate
- ‘Palestinians will bear the cost’: UK consulate in East Jerusalem prepares to shut its doors
- Israel’s deadline to close UK consulate in East Jerusalem nears
- UK renames East Jerusalem consulate as a mission; some diplomats to remain
- Most UK diplomats to leave East Jerusalem consulate, Israel says, as Miliband says 'vital services' to remain
- British consulate in East Jerusalem will stay open as UK mission, says Ed Miliband
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