The British Consulate General in Jerusalem is the British High Diplomatic Representation in the occupied
Palestinian Territories
The occupied Palestinian territories, also referred to as the Palestinian territories, consist of the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip—two regions of the former Mandate for Palestine, British Mandate for Palestine ...
. The consulate is located in the
Sheikh Jarrah
Sheikh Jarrah (, ) is a predominantly Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem, north of the Old City, on the road to Mount Scopus. It received its name from the 13th-century tomb of Hussam al-Din al-Jarrahi, a physician of Saladin, located ...
neighborhood of
Jerusalem
Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and ...
.
In February 2021, the British Consul-General in Jerusalem,
Philip Hall
Philip Hall FRS (11 April 1904 – 30 December 1982), was an English mathematician. His major work was on group theory, notably on finite groups and solvable groups.
Biography
He was educated first at Christ's Hospital, where he won the Thom ...
, condemned settlements in the
West Bank
The West Bank is located on the western bank of the Jordan River and is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that make up the State of Palestine. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
as "illegal and an obstacle to restarting peace talks" between Israel and Palestine.
Consuls list
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Philip Hall
Philip Hall FRS (11 April 1904 – 30 December 1982), was an English mathematician. His major work was on group theory, notably on finite groups and solvable groups.
Biography
He was educated first at Christ's Hospital, where he won the Thom ...
, from 2016 to 2021.
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Diane Corner
Diane Louise Corner (born 29 September 1959) is a British diplomat who served as the British Consul General in Jerusalem from 2021 until 2024. She was previously the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General of United Nations Multi ...
, since July 14, 2021.
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References
External links
Consulate website
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
Jerusalem
Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and ...
Palestine–United Kingdom relations
Ottoman Empire–United Kingdom relations