Israel Expels 20 UK Diplomats From East Jerusalem Consulate in Scaled-Back Move
🏛️ JERUSALEM — Israel expelled UK diplomats while sharing a war with London. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: The consulate served Palestinians directly — downgrading it is an annexation signal wrapped in a bilateral spat. With the Royal Navy spy charge already straining UK-coalition trust, London absorbs a diplomatic insult from its own ally. Westminster must now choose: escalate with Israel or absorb the hit to preserve coalition coherence at DEFCON 1.