Israel shuts down British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem

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The British consulate in Jerusalem is changing to become the 'UK Mission, Jerusalem' after Israel announced that diplomats were to leave.

British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband stressed that the consulate would not be closing and that it would instead become the UK Mission, Jerusalem, from Thursday.

British Foreign Secretary Miliband said the consulate building would remain but would be called 'UK Mission, Jerusalem'.

UK and Israel back away from full diplomatic confrontation, though British presence in Palestine will be much reduced Israel and the UK have backed away from a full-scale diplomatic confrontation, with Britain announcing it is rebranding its consulate general ⁠building in ⁠East Jerusalem ​as a UK mission, a move that w...

The British government says it will retain its presence in occupied East Jerusalem after Israel removed its consulate.