British Consulate General in Jerusalem
القنصلية البريطانية العامة في القدس
LocationJerusalem
AddressJerusalem

The British Consulate General in Jerusalem is the British High Diplomatic Representation in the occupied Palestinian Territories.[lower-alpha 1] The consulate is located in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem.[1]

In February 2021, the British Consul-General in Jerusalem, Philip Hall, condemned settlements in the Israeli-occupied territories as "illegal and an obstacle to restarting peace talks" between Israel and Palestine.[2]

Consuls list

Notes

  1. The United Kingdom does not formally recognize Palestine, but the consulate website states that it is located in the "occupied Palestinian Territories".

References

  1. "British Consulate General Jerusalem". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  2. "UK official condemns Israel settlements". Middle East Monitor. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. "Change of Her Majesty's Consul-General to Jerusalem: Spring 2021". GOV.UK.
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