The consulate, first established in 1838, was set to be closed by the Israeli government in retaliation for UK sanctions.
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- UK renames East Jerusalem consulate as a mission; some diplomats to remain
- Video: Signs removed from British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem
- Has Israel shut the UK consulate in East Jerusalem – or downgraded it?
- 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
- Israel shuts down British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem
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