Palestinian FM: Palestine to Ask the UN to Issue a Resolution on Trump’s al-Quds Decision
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki says he will seek the United Nations Security Council’s resolution over US President Donald Trump’s recent provocative decision on recognizing al-Quds as Israel’s “capital.”
“The United States’ decision is illegal and illegitimate. It shows how biased and hostile it is and that it has positioned itself as a party to the conflict rather than as a mediator,” the Palestinian top diplomat told a news conference held ahead of the Arab foreign ministers’ meeting in the Egyptian capital of Cairo on Saturday.
On Wednesday, Trump announced his contentious decision and ordered that work on the relocation of the American embassy from Tel Aviv to al-Quds begin.
The provocative declaration sent shockwaves throughout the Muslim world, and even prompted stern warnings from Washington’s allies in the West that it would bring more chaos to the already tense region.
Maliki further said Washington had decided to isolate itself from the international community and had moved to be part of the rogue minority side by side with the occupation entity of Israel.
“We came today to attend the emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the joint request of Jordan and Palestine to discuss this issue and will issue a set of resolutions on this matter after the meeting of the Arab League,” he added.
Parisians protest US al-Quds decision ahead of Natanyahu’s visit
On the other hand, hundreds of demonstrators have taken to the streets of the French capital to protest against the US recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the country.
The protesters staged the gathering in Paris on Saturday, holding Palestinian flags and chanting slogans in support of Palestine amid global uproar against the US move.
The protest came ahead of Netanyahu’s visit to Paris on Sunday.
In Italy, hundreds of Palestinians, joined by a group of American and Italian activists, held a protest outside the US embassy in Rome.
The protesters called for boycotting Israel as well as the liberation of occupied Palestinian territories.
On Wednesday, Trump announced that he formally recognized al-Quds as Israel’s “capital” and ordered the start of a process for moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to the city.
The declaration sent shock waves throughout the Muslim world, and even prompted warnings from Washington’s allies in the West that it would bring more chaos to the region.
Also in Pakistan, hundreds of women belonging to the country’s main Islamic party, Jamaat-e-Islami, rallied in the city of Karachi to protest against Washington’s move.
The protesters, who were wearing all-encompassing black veils, chanted anti-Trump and anti-US slogans.
Head of Jamaat-e-Islami Senator Sirajul Haq, who addressed the protest, called for a diplomatic boycott of the US if Washington did not reverse its decision.
Haq also called for a ban on American products and the closure of US diplomatic missions across Pakistan.
Palestinian leaders declared Friday as the “day of rage” against Israel and the US.
Clashes broke out between Israeli troops and Palestinian protesters after Friday prayers in Jerusalem al-Qud’s Old City, al-Khalil — also known as Hebron– , Bethlehem and Nablus in the occupied West Bank as well as the besieged Gaza Strip. At least two Palestinians were killed and about 770 others were injured during the unrest on Friday.
Also on Saturday, twenty Palestinians were injured during continued clashes with Israeli forces in Bethlehem after the forces began targeting the crowd with rubber-coated bullets and fired tear gas to disperse protesters.
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