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Former attorney general Dominic Grieve says Israel is not entitled to shut mission in occupied Palestinian territoryIsrael does not have a legal right to act on its plan to close the British consulate in East Jerusalem, the former attorney general Dominic Grieve has advised the UK Foreign Office. Israel has said it intends to shut the consulate on 8 October…
Published September 28, 2026 · Category: News
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Former attorney general Dominic Grieve says Israel is not entitled to shut mission in occupied Palestinian territory
Israel does not have a legal right to act on its plan to close the British consulate in East Jerusalem, the former attorney general Dominic Grieve has advised the UK Foreign Office.
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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.
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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.
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Former attorney general Dominic Grieve says Israel is not entitled to shut mission in occupied Palestinian territoryIsrael does not have a legal right to act on its plan to close the British consulate in East Jerusalem, the former attorney general Dominic Grieve has advised the UK Foreign Office.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. Con
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