Tit-for-tat expulsions expected after relations deteriorate as a result of UK ban on goods from illegal settlements The UK has threatened to expel one Israeli diplomat for every British diplomat forced to leave Israel as a result of Israel’s decision to close the UK consulate in East Jerusalem later this week. This could mean as many as 27 Israeli diplomats being expelled from the UK, a step that would arguably mark the lowest point in British-Israeli diplomatic relations since the formation of the state of Israel. Continue reading...
UK ‘threatens to expel 27 Israeli diplomats’ over Jerusalem consulate
Source: Al Jazeera
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Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
- UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats over planned East Jerusalem consulate closure
- 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
- Colombian embassy to open in Jerusalem, Israeli FM says
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