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Israel has told the United Kingdom that it must close its consulate in East Jerusalem within 30 days, two Israeli officials and two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
News Israel » Jerusalem » Politics: Israel gives British Consulate in eastern Jerusalem 30 days to close
U.K. officials attached to missions in Kiryat Gat and Ramallah were told to halt their operations immediately, an Israeli source told JNS.
News Israel » Jerusalem » Politics: UK to announce a trade ban on Israeli West Bank goods
LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Britain will announce a trade ban on goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank later on Tuesday, confirmed a senior minister, as part of the UK's efforts ...
News Israel » Jerusalem » Politics: UK rejects Israel's 'damaging' retaliation against West Bank settler sanctions
The West Bank has been occupied by Israel since 1967 and has seen a surge in violence since the start of the war in Gaza, which broke out following the Hamas militant group's attacks on Israel on 7 ...
News Israel » Jerusalem » Politics: Israel is cementing its control over the West Bank and East Jerusalem while the world is distracted
In recent days, the Israeli government has given final approval to a plan to build a new settlement in an area of the West Bank known as E1, east of Jerusalem. The government has opened up tenders for ...
News Israel » Jerusalem » Politics: Netanyahu’s big reelection concern isn’t his political rivals. It’s some of his biggest supporters
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks reelection, his main concern these days isn’t his political rivals. It’s some of his biggest supporters.
News Israel » Jerusalem » Politics: UN trying to block construction of much-needed school for Palestinian kids, Israeli officials say: ‘Choosing politics over children’
WASHINGTON — The United Nations is trying to block the construction of a much-needed school for desperate Palestinian kids at an empty UNRWA compound, according to Israeli officials — who are accusing ...
News Israel » Jerusalem » Politics: Itamar Ben-Gvir: The face of Israel’s hard right — or the face of Israel?
In recent weeks, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has shown the world a version of “modern Israel” it had preferred not to see. From telling the press that he would “not allow” a ...