在制裁争端中被针对的领事馆拥有一种不寻常的外交地位，这与以色列全面吞并该城市的野心相冲突。
以色列试图关闭位于耶路撒冷的英国总领事馆，主要目的是阻止伦敦对被占巴勒斯坦定居点实施制裁。
Consulate targeted in sanctions spat has unusual diplomatic status that clashes with Israel’s ambitions to fully annex the city Israel’s attempt to close the British consulate general in Jerusalem was primarily designed to deter London from imposing sanctions on settlements in occupied Palestine.
但外交和法律专家表示，这也服务于现政府将耶路撒冷完全并入为国家首都的野心。
But it also served the current government’s ambitions to fully annex Jerusalem as a national capital, diplomatic and legal experts said.
该英国驻该市的使团拥有一种不寻常的外交地位，可追溯至以色列建国前，源于将耶路撒冷视为国际控制下的中立飞地的设想。
The UK mission to the city has an unusual diplomatic status, which dates back to before the founding of the state of Israel, rooted in a vision of Jerusalem as a neutral enclave under international control.