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Israel Considers Renaming Jerusalem Street Over UK Settlement Sanctions
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By Томер Адони
First reported by Maariv · 2 hours ago
What happened
Jerusalem's Deputy Mayor Arieh King proposed renaming King George V Street in response to the UK's planned trade restrictions on Israeli settlements. The move is a symbolic gesture to counter British policy, which Israel views as targeting its settlements.
- 01Israel plans symbolic response to UK settlement trade restrictions.
- 02Jerusalem street may be renamed from King George V to "Navel of the Earth."
- 03Deputy Mayor Arieh King proposed the street name change.
- 04UK sanctions target West Bank settlements, not Israel proper.
- 05The proposed UK measures are not yet in effect.
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