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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Arab diplomats urge Liz Truss not to move British embassy to Jerusalem

Liz Truss met the Israeli prime minister, Yair Lapid, in New York this month during the UN general assembly.
Liz Truss met the Israeli prime minister, Yair Lapid, in New York this month during the UN general assembly. Photograph: Andrew Parsons/No 10 Downing Street

Arab ambassadors in London are urging Liz Truss not to go ahead with “an illegal and ill-judged” plan to move the British embassy to Jerusalem.

Some Arab diplomats have even said the plan could jeopardise talks on a highly prized free trade deal between the UK and the Gulf Cooperation Council due to be completed this year.

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