Saudi FM: US embassy move to Jerusalem is illegal according to international law
Arab News,
May 17, 2018
Kuwait
FM: The inability of the UN Security Council to carry out its mission has
allowed Israeli violations. Egyptian FM: Any embassy move to Jerusalem is
considered null and void.
FM: The inability of the UN Security Council to carry out its mission has
allowed Israeli violations. Egyptian FM: Any embassy move to Jerusalem is
considered null and void.
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| The Arab League is meeting to discuss developments in Gaza and Jerusalem. (Reuters) |
LONDON: Arab
foreign ministers met to discuss developments in Gaza and Jerusalem at an
extraordinary Arab League meeting in Cairo on Thursday.
The Saudi
Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said that the US moving its embassy
to Jerusalem is an illegal act and shows that Washington is siding against
Palestinian interests.
Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said that the US moving its embassy
to Jerusalem is an illegal act and shows that Washington is siding against
Palestinian interests.
“Our
meeting today comes at a time of utmost importance as the US has moved its
embassy to Jerusalem,” Adel Al-Jubeir said in the opening session of the
meeting called by his country.
meeting today comes at a time of utmost importance as the US has moved its
embassy to Jerusalem,” Adel Al-Jubeir said in the opening session of the
meeting called by his country.
The
Secretary-General of Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit, meanwhile, called
for an international probe into alleged “crimes” committed by Israeli
forces against Palestinians during deadly violence along the Gaza border this
week.
Secretary-General of Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit, meanwhile, called
for an international probe into alleged “crimes” committed by Israeli
forces against Palestinians during deadly violence along the Gaza border this
week.
“We
call for a credible international investigation into the crimes committed by
the occupation,” Aboul Gheit said at the opening session of
the extraordinary meeting.
call for a credible international investigation into the crimes committed by
the occupation,” Aboul Gheit said at the opening session of
the extraordinary meeting.
Aboul
Gheit continued by saying: “We are facing a state of blatant
aggression against international law and legitimacy which was embodied by the
US embassy’s transfer in the occupying state to Jerusalem.”
Gheit continued by saying: “We are facing a state of blatant
aggression against international law and legitimacy which was embodied by the
US embassy’s transfer in the occupying state to Jerusalem.”
Palestinian
Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki thanked Saudi Arabia for calling for an
emergency Arab League meeting to discuss the Israeli killings in Gaza
and the US embassy in Israel’s move to Jerusalem.
Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki thanked Saudi Arabia for calling for an
emergency Arab League meeting to discuss the Israeli killings in Gaza
and the US embassy in Israel’s move to Jerusalem.
The Egyptian
Foreign minister Sameh Shoukry condemned the US embassy’s move and said
“any embassy move to Jerusalem is considered null and void.”
Foreign minister Sameh Shoukry condemned the US embassy’s move and said
“any embassy move to Jerusalem is considered null and void.”
The Kuwaiti
Foreign Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah said that the inability of the
UN Security Council to carry out its mission has allowed Israeli violations to
take place.
Foreign Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah said that the inability of the
UN Security Council to carry out its mission has allowed Israeli violations to
take place.
Permanent
delegates to the Cairo-based Arab League met on Wednesday to prepare for the
ministerial session called by Saudi Arabia on “the Israeli aggression against
the Palestinian people.”
delegates to the Cairo-based Arab League met on Wednesday to prepare for the
ministerial session called by Saudi Arabia on “the Israeli aggression against
the Palestinian people.”
Palestinians
in the Gaza Strip have been protesting for seven weeks to be able to return to
their historic homes they fled in 1948 and which later became part of Israel.
in the Gaza Strip have been protesting for seven weeks to be able to return to
their historic homes they fled in 1948 and which later became part of Israel.
Israeli
forces killed 60 Palestinians on Monday when tens of thousands of Palestinians
had gathered near the border, while smaller numbers approached the fence and
sought to break through.
forces killed 60 Palestinians on Monday when tens of thousands of Palestinians
had gathered near the border, while smaller numbers approached the fence and
sought to break through.
The
violence happened on the same day that the United States opened its Israel
embassy in Jerusalem. Another two Palestinians were killed on Tuesday.
violence happened on the same day that the United States opened its Israel
embassy in Jerusalem. Another two Palestinians were killed on Tuesday.
Israel
has come under mounting international pressure over the deadly violence. Its
forces have killed 116 Palestinians since a campaign of protests on the
Gaza-Israel border was launched on March 30.
has come under mounting international pressure over the deadly violence. Its
forces have killed 116 Palestinians since a campaign of protests on the
Gaza-Israel border was launched on March 30.
