Palestine’s Ambassador: No Arab State to Agree with US President's Jerusalem Decision

Rasa - Palestine’s Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal said Tuesday that no Arab state will officially voice its support of Washington decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.

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Date: 07 February 2018 - 23:29

RNA - "No matter, what happens behind the scenes, they [the Arab nations] may say different things to the US side, but no Arab country will officially recognize that it agrees with [US President Donald] Trump's decision," Nofal said, Middle East News reported.

The politician went on by saying that the US decision had significantly complicated the situation because this policy would not have any positive outcome.

US President announced early December 2017 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.

According to Fars news agancy, 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.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in a statement issued following an extraordinary summit in Turkey's Istanbul, 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 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) overwhelmingly passed a non-binding resolution condemning US President’s decision and called on states not to move their diplomatic missions to the sacred city. The UNGA vote followed the US veto of a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution.

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