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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