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Israel to shut consulate in response to 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 the consulate on 8 October in response to the sweeping ban on trade with goods from Israeli settlements announced this month by foreign secretary Ed Miliband. The move escalates a diplomatic standoff between Israel and the UK over settlement trade, drawing attention from observers tracking diplomacy around Gaza and the West Bank.

Why now: A rare Israeli retaliatory move against a close ally over a major trade policy decision is a significant diplomatic escalation.

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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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