Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem is downgraded to a mission in a dispute with Israel
Summary
Britain's consulate in east Jerusalem is being downgraded in status to a mission, following a dispute with Israel related to British trade sanctions against Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. The facility was under threat of being shut, but Israel and the U.K. cut a last-minute deal to avoid its full closure, The New York Times reports, and it will remain under a new name, the British foreign secretary said. Israel says the consulate has stopped functioning in that capacity and 20 staffers will leave the country.
Latest: Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem was downgraded to a mission after a last-minute deal with Israel avoided its full closure, as Israel said it had stopped functioning as a consulate and 20 staffers would leave the country.
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How it unfolded
Thursday 8 October
Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem was downgraded to a mission after a last-minute deal with Israel avoided its full closure, as Israel said it had stopped functioning as a consulate and 20 staffers would leave the country.
- 05:54The Philadelphia InquirerBritain's east Jerusalem consulate is downgraded to a mission in dispute with Israel
- 03:53The NY TimesIsrael and U.K. Cut Last-Minute Deal to Avoid Full Closure of British Consulate in East Jerusalem