Arab League Donounces US Intent to Move Embassy to Jerusalem

Cairo, Jumadil Awwal 1438/30 January 2017 (MINA) – The Arab League has condemned the new US administration’s intention to relocate its embassy to Occupied Jerusalem, warning that it would be “an act of aggression against the Palestinian people’s right to their eternal capital.”

Assistant secretary-general for Palestinian affairs Sa’ied Abu Ali told journalists on Sunday that such step would be considered “a gross violation of the international law and a renunciation of the historical US positions with regard to the holy city,” the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reported.

Abu Ali expressed hope that US president Donald Trump would backtrack on the promise he had made during his election campaign about moving the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

“The position that had been voiced by president Trump during the election needs more prudence, and we look forward to the new US administration reconsidering its position in this regard in order to serve its role as an objective sponsor of the peace process,” the Arab League official stated.  (T/R04/RS05)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)