# Former British and French diplomats urge action over Israel’s ‘erasure’ of Palestine

https://mins.news/en/item/29147

- The Guardian, 2026-08-22 09:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/22/uk-france-diplomats-israel-palestine

> More than 100 former British and French diplomats have urged Emmanuel Macron and Andy Burnham to take urgent measures against Israel, accusing it of ethnic cleansing and saying Palestine is being erased. Their proposals include suspending trade agreements, arms transfers and military cooperation, ensuring unrestricted aid access to Gaza and banning settlement-related trade.

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