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Israel revokes Dutch diplomats’ status over sanctions on settlements
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Israel revoked the diplomatic status of Dutch diplomats at the Netherlands' Representative Office in Ramallah and ordered them to return their Israeli-issued documentation within seven days, in retaliation for the Dutch ban on imports from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said the Netherlands may represent its interests with the Palestinians from Palestinian Authority territory rather than from Israel. The Netherlands, a major gateway for settlement goods entering Europe, brought its import, purchase and sale ban into force on September 22.
