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Israel sets deadline for Britain to close consulate as settlers warn of sanctions hit
ISRAEL SETS DEADLINE FOR BRITAIN TO CLOSE CONSULATE Two Israeli officials and two other sources familiar with the matter said London had been given 30 days to close its East Jerusalem consulate, which represents Britain in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza on Palestinian issues.
In the West Bank, where Israeli settlements have eaten into territory Palestinians seek for a state, settler business owners said the sanctions — announced on Tuesday by Britain, France and Canada — would dent their revenues and at least one said they could force him to close his date farm.
Israel has given Britain 30 days to close its East Jerusalem consulate in response to sanctions on goods from settlements, a measure Britain's leader said on Wednesday was needed to "stand against injustice" in the occupied West Bank.
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