Green Party leader Zack Polanski has called on the British government to defy Israel and keep the British Consulate in East Jerusalem open, in comments made exclusively to Middle East Eye. Polanski’s intervention will pile pressure on the Labour government not to comply with Israel’s order to close the consulate as the deadline for doing so, 8 October, approaches. “East Jerusalem is illegally occupied Palestinian territory, and Israel has no sovereignty over it,” Polanski told MEE on Wednesday morning. “The UK must ignore Israel’s order and keep the British Consulate open.” Israel ordered the closure of the consulate in retaliation for British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband’s announcement of sweeping sanctions on Israeli settlements earlier this month. Read more: Exclusive: Zack Polanski says UK should defy Israel on fate of British Consulate in East Jerusalem
Exclusive: Zack Polanski says UK should defy Israel on fate of British Consulate in East Jerusalem
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