{
  "id": 10588118,
  "title": "Could Britain defy Israel’s order to shut down its East Jerusalem consulate?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/could-britain-defy-israels-order-to-shut-down-its-east-jerusalem",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T02:05:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/could-britain-defy-israels-order-shut-down-its-east-jerusalem-consulate"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Could Britain defy Israel’s order to shut down its East Jerusalem consulate? Sir Vincent Fean, trustee of the British Palestine Project and himself a former consul-general in East Jerusalem, on Monday told MEE that “Israel’s threat to close the British Consulate-General is not just wrong - it is illegal”. Three weeks ago, Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar announced the closure of the consulate…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israel shuts Palestinian shops to facilitate Jewish prayers in Jerusalem’s Old City",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/israel-shuts-palestinian-shops-to-facilitate-jewish-prayers-in",
        "published": "2026-09-28T12:43:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}