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NGO warns of legal action if UK embassy moved to Jerusalem

British Prime Minister Liz Truss and Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid held a bilateral meeting as they attended the 77th UN General Assembly in New York on September 21 [File: Toby Melville/Reuters]

Weeks after UK Prime Minister Liz Truss said she was reviewing the location of the British embassy in Israel, a rights group has warned that moving the mission from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would constitute a violation of Britain’s obligations under international law and be met with legal action.

“Any attempt to do so could result in the group issuing Judicial Review proceedings,” the United Kingdom-based International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICPJ) said in a statement on Wednesday.

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