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UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats over planned East Jerusalem consulate closure

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Tit-for-tat expulsions expected after relations deteriorate as a result of UK ban on goods from illegal settlements The UK has threatened to expel one Israeli diplomat for every British diplomat forced to leave Israel as a result of Israel’s decision to close the UK consulate in East Jerusalem later

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Both outlets frame the story around a UK threat tied to the Jerusalem consulate, but The Guardian US gives the most detail about a possible tit-for-tat expulsion of one Israeli diplomat for each British diplomat forced out, while Al Jazeera’s extract is much shorter and only notes that Israel ordered the East Jerusalem consulate closed. The Guardian also adds context about deteriorating relations and a UK ban on goods from illegal settlements, which is not mentioned in Al Jazeera’s extract.

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