Britain downscales and renames Jerusalem consulate after Israel orders closure
Britain and Israel announced on Thursday that the nearly 200-year-old British diplomatic mission in Jerusalem would stay open at a smaller scale and with a new name, in a compromise after Israel ordered the consulate shut in a sanctions dispute. Under the last-minute agreement, Britain will rename the consulate, founded in 1839, as the “UK Mission” in the city. Israel said 20 British diplomats…
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