Britain downscales and renames Jerusalem consulate after Israel orders closure

Britain and Israel announced on Thursday that the nearly 200-year-old British diplomatic mission in Jerusalem would stay open at a smaller scale and with a new name, in a compromise after Israel ordered the consulate shut in a sanctions dispute.

Under the last-minute agreement, Britain will rename the consulate, founded in 1839, as the “UK Mission” in the city.

Israel said 20 British diplomats including the ‌consul general would depart, leaving just seven working at the mission in a limited...