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UK to expel 27 Israeli diplomats if east Jerusalem consulate closed, British diplomats expelled

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“27 דיפלומטים ישראלים יגורשו? המהלך הדרמטי ששוקלת בריטניה”

פרסום ראשון: שגריר בריטניה העביר מסר לגורמים בישראל, לפיו אם לא תבוטל ההחלטה של שר החוץ סער לסגור את הקונסוליה הבריטית במזרח ירושלים שבה פועלים 27 דיפלומטים בריטים - התגובה תהיה גירוש 27 דיפלומטים ישראלים מהשגרירות בלונדון. זו ההשוואה הבריטית בין ישראל לרוסיה

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The Jerusalem Post
“UK to expel 27 Israeli diplomats if east Jerusalem consulate closed, British diplomats expelled”

UK National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell held talks with Israeli officials but failed to reach an agreement to keep the consulate open, Reuters cited sources as saying.

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The Guardian – World
“UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats after closing of East Jerusalem consulate”

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 means 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…

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Ynetnews
“Israel warns of response as Britain weighs expulsion of 27 diplomats”

British national security adviser failed to persuade Israel to delay East Jerusalem consulate closure; as London weighs expelling 27 Israeli diplomats, Israeli officials warn any move against Israel will be met with a response

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