London –
Previously, the Prime Minister (PM) of England Liz Truss he had opened the talk about moving the British Embassy office from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem that he had done Palestine furious. Now the new UK PM, Rishi Sunak, close the discussion
“There are no plans to move the British Embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv,” a spokesman for Sunak said.
“We encountered this problem (embassy relocation) during the previous administration and I can confirm that there are no plans to move it,” he said.
Britain calls on all politicians in Israel to respect minorities. This appeal was broadcast by Sunak as Benjamin Netanyahu was increasingly determined to return to power in Israel.
“We call on all Israeli groups to refrain from using provocative language and to show tolerance and respect for minority groups,” spokeswoman Rishi Sunak told reporters.
On September 23, Liz Truss, who is still British Prime Minister, on the sidelines of attending the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York, United States (USA), told Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid of the “review of the current location of the British Embassy in Israel ‘.
According to Downing Street or the British Prime Minister’s office in a statement, the discussion on the location of the British embassy in Israel was led by Truss and Lapid when the two met on Wednesday (9/21) local time.
After meeting with Truss, Lapid thanked the British Prime Minister for considering such a move. But the strong reaction was given by the Palestinians.
“It is unfortunate that Prime Minister Liz Truss used her first appearance at the United Nations to commit a potential violation of international law by promising a ‘review’ of the location of the British embassy in Israel,” the Palestinian ambassador said in United Kingdom, Husam Zomlot said in response.
“Any move by the embassy would be a blatant violation of international law and Britain’s historical responsibility,” he said.
Jerusalem is home to the holiest site in Judaism and the third holiest site in Islam. Palestinians claim East Jerusalem as future capital in part of the two-state solution.
US President Joe Biden renewed Washington DC’s long-standing call for a two-state solution, but didn’t overturn Trump’s controversial policy of recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
(dnu / maa)
