Most UK diplomats to leave East Jerusalem consulate as Miliband says 'mission' to remain
Israel said in September it would act in response to UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
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Israel said in September it would act in response to UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Thursday marks 30 days since Israel's foreign minister ordered the closure of the UK consulate in occupied East Jerusalem.
Israel said on Tuesday it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem in response to plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Julie Norman, Associate Fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House and Director of UCLโs Israel-Palestine Initiative.