Inside the Breakdown of U.K.-Israel Relations Over West Bank Settlements

British officials said Israel had committed to pausing construction in the E1 area of the West Bank, while Israeli officials denied making such a commitment. E1 is located between Jerusalem and the settlement of Ma'ale Adumim in territory Israel captured in 1967. The disagreement over whether a commitment was made emerged as a point of tension in U.K.-Israel diplomatic relations.

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