Palestinian President: We Are Not Crazy to Accept US as Peace Mediator

Rasa - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rebuked the US decision's to recognize al-Quds as capital of Israeli regime, stressing that he would no longer accept Washington as a mediator.

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Date: 20 December 2017 - 00:50

RNA - Abbas said in public comments to senior Palestinian officials that even a crazy person would not accept such a role for the US after Trump's provocative move, Al-Waght reported.

“I think you agree with me, if you don’t object, you agree with me that we will not accept any more for the US to be a partner or a mediator in the peace process. A crazy person wouldn’t accept this,” he added.

Abbas had also stressed at the emergency meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Turkey that Washington can no longer have a role in the peace process as it acts in favor of Israel, and Palestine could withdraw its membership from international bodies over US President Donald Trump’s decision.

US President announced last Wednesday that Washington would be recognizing Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital, stressing that the United States would relocate the embassy in the occupied lands from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem al-Quds.

The move was hailed by Israel but condemned by the rest of the international community as one which undermines the peace talks.

Washington’s al-Quds move has raised a chorus of outcry across the international community. The Muslim world, the UN, world leaders from Europe to the Middle East to Australia, and even US allies in the West have criticized the bid, saying it would plunge the already tumultuous region into new upheaval.

Heavy clashes also broke out between Israeli troops and Palestinian protesters after Washington's decision in Jerusalem al-Qud's Old City, Hebron (al-Khalil), Bethlehem and Nablus in the West Bank as well as the besieged Gaza Strip.

According to reports, thousands of Palestinians were wounded by Israeli army's fire during protests against the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, while hundreds more were detained by Israeli forces and police. Also, the clashes between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers left ten dead.

Also, the Palestinian ministry of public health in Gaza announced that the Israeli occupation forces use unknown gas bombs which caused cases of stress, convulsion, vomiting, coughing and rapid heartbeat among the Palestinian civilians. It stressed that the Zionist forces fire bullets directly on the Palestinian protestors.

The Israeli regime forces use brutal and excessive force against the civilians and the rescue teams as well as the medics, according to the Palestinian ministry which called for denouncing the racist actions of the Israeli authorities.

People in different countries have also hit the streets to denounce Trump's recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in a statement issued following an extraordinary summit in Turkey's Istanbul on Wednesday, declared East Jerusalem the capital of Palestine "under occupation" and urged the US to withdraw from the peace process and back down from its Jerusalem decision.

The US has also vetoed the UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution on Jerusalem, which had demanded the Washington decision recognizing the city as the Israeli capital be withdrawn. Fourteen council members voted in favor of the Egyptian-sponsored resolution that would have demanded US President reverse course on the decision. The United States was the sole dissenting vote.

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