West Bank & Jerusalem
Labour MP urges Britain to defy Israeli closure order for Jerusalem consulate
Image credit: Middle East Eye
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Emily Thornberry, chair of Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, has called on Britain to reject an Israeli order to close its Jerusalem consulate, according to Middle East Eye. Thornberry characterized the closure order as "illegal."
The Labour MP's intervention marks a rare public rebuke of Israeli actions by a senior British legislator on the matter. The exact timeline and rationale for Israel's closure order were not detailed in available reporting.
