# 100 former UK and French ambassadors accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing in open letter

https://mins.news/en/item/29250

- France 24, 2026-08-22 12:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/100-uk-french-ex-ambassadors-accuse-israel-of-ethnic-cleansing-in-open-letter

> More than 100 former British and French diplomats have written to the French president and British prime minister, urging a ban on trade and arms sales to pressure Israel to accept a Palestinian state. They accuse Israel of the “erasure” of Palestine. Sir Vincent Fean, a signatory and former British consul-general in Jerusalem, explains what he hopes the letter will achieve.

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