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

https://mins.news/en/video/29256

- France 24 English, 2026-08-22 12:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29Ussoj_yi4

> More than 100 former British and French diplomats have written to the French president and British prime minister, urging bans on trade and arms sales to pressure Israel to accept a Palestinian state. They describe Israel’s actions as the “erasure” of Palestine.

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