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102 UK, French ex-ambassadors accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing in open letter

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Source published: 22 Aug 2026, 23:52 CEST Publication time from the source RSS/feed

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102 UK, French ex-ambassadors accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing in open letter

Former British and French diplomats are urging action over what they say is Israel’s "erasure"of Palestine. More than 100 of those diplomats have penned a letter to the French President and the British Prime Minister calling for a ban on trade and arms sales to press Israel to accept a Palestinian state. Among the signatories: Sir Vincent Fean, British former Consul-General Jerusalem and current trustee of the Britain Palestine Project. What does he hope the letter will achieve? He answered our ...

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22 Aug 2026, 11:00 CEST → 22 Aug 2026, 23:52 CEST
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The Guardian - World

In letter to Macron and Burnham, more than 100 senior figures accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing and call for measures including trade ban More than 100 French and British former diplomats have said Palestine is being erased in front of the world’s eyes and called for urgent action including trade and arms sales bans to...

France 24 - English

Former British and French diplomats are urging action over what they say is Israel’s ‘erasure’ of Palestine. More than 100 of those diplomats have penned a letter to the French President and the British Prime Minister, calling for a ban on trade and arms sales to press Israel to accept a Palestinian state. The unpreced...

France 24 - English

Former British and French diplomats are urging action over what they say is Israel’s "erasure"of Palestine. More than 100 of those diplomats have penned a letter to the French President and the British Prime Minister calling for a ban on trade and arms sales to press Israel to accept a Palestinian state. Among the sign...

Al Jazeera - All News

An open letter demands a ban on arms transfers and a freeze on EU-Israel and UK-Israel trade agreements.

Google News: Al Jazeera

Over 100 ex-diplomats urge France, UK to sanction Israel over Palestine

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