Palestinian Presidency Condemns US Veto, Considers It Mockery of International Community

Ramallah, MINA – The presidency Monday condemned the US veto on a draft resolution on Jerusalem, calling it a mockery of the international community and a concession to the Israeli occupation and aggression, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.

Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said, “The US veto in the UN Security Council today on a draft resolution rejecting the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel stands against the international consensus, contravenes the resolutions of international community and Security Council resolutions and represents a complete bias with the occupation and aggression.”

Abu Rudeina stressed that this veto would lead to further isolation of the US and is a provocation of the international community.

He said: “We will continue our measures in the United Nations and in all international institutions to defend the rights of our people.”

Fourteen UN Security Council (UNSC) members voted for an Egyptian draft UN resolution rejecting America’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but the US vetoed it.

Despite the US veto, the outcome reflected an overwhelming international rejection to any unilateral decisions over Jerusalem. (T/RS5/RS1)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)