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Israel to shut consulate after UK settlement goods ban

Original: # netherland # uk # israel # palestine : # gaza / # westbank / # diplomacy „Israel has said it intends to shut the consu

Israel says it intends to close a consulate on 8 October, in response to a sweeping ban announced by UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on trade with goods from Israeli settlements. The move escalates a diplomatic rift between Israel and the United Kingdom over settlement trade and policy in Gaza and the West Bank.

Why now: The reported closure of a consulate marks a notable diplomatic escalation between Israel and the UK over the settlement goods ban.

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• # netherland # uk # israel # palestine : # gaza / # westbank / # diplomacy „Israel has said it intends to shut the consulate on 8 October in response to the sweeping ban on trade with goods from Israeli settlements announced by the foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, this month.… · Gerd_Brodowski · 4

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