Geopolitics
The Jerusalem Ultimatum: Israel's Retaliatory Diplomacy and the Unmasking of Western Hypocrisy
Israel has ordered the closure of the British consulate in East Jerusalem and the expulsion of British diplomats from a Gaza mission and Ramallah, in retaliation for UK sanctions on West Bank settlements. This heavy-handed act reveals a brazen disregard for international diplomacy and underscores the desperate lengths to which a settler-colonial project will go to shield its illegal expansion from global accountability.