Former UK Attorney General Says Israel Has No Right to Close Jerusalem Consulate
Dominic Grieve advised the Foreign Office that Israel is not legally entitled to shut the British mission in the occupied Palestinian territory, ahead of its planned October 8 closure.
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Former UK attorney general Dominic Grieve has advised the Foreign Office that Israel does not have a legal right to act on its plan to close the British consulate in East Jerusalem, according to a report by The Guardian.
Israel has said it intends to shut the consulate on October 8 in response to a sweeping ban on trade in goods from Israeli settlements that was announced this month by UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband.
Legal dispute over jurisdiction
Grieve’s advice centers on the consulate’s status in the occupied Palestinian territory, where questions of jurisdiction and sovereignty have long been contested. His assessment suggests the UK government could challenge the legality of the planned closure rather than accept it as a fait accompli.
The dispute reflects broader friction between London and Jerusalem following the UK’s settlement trade restrictions, part of a wider pattern of Western governments taking more assertive positions on Israeli settlement activity in the occupied territories.
Neither the UK government nor Israeli officials had announced a resolution to the standoff at the time of reporting.
Sources
- Israel does not have right to close UK consulate in Jerusalem, Foreign Office advised — The Guardian — World
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