Trump's Jerusalem move: Arab allies attack decision
Source: BBC
Trump's Jerusalem move: Arab allies attack decision
31 minutes ago
Arab officials say US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital risks plunging the Middle East into "violence and chaos". The move ended US neutrality on one of the region's most sensitive issues. Arab League foreign ministers now say it means the US cannot be relied upon as a broker of Middle East peace.
The statement by 22 countries, including close US allies, comes after a third day of violence and protests in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Israel has always regarded Jerusalem as its capital, while the Palestinians claim East Jerusalem - occupied by Israel in the 1967 war - as the capital of a future Palestinian state.
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The Arab League resolution was agreed at 03:00 (01:00 GMT) after hours of talks in Cairo. It was backed by a number of US allies, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, who had already voiced their concern.
The resolution said:
◾The US had "withdrawn itself as a sponsor and broker" of any possible Israeli-Palestinian peace process through its decision
◾Mr Trump's move "deepens tension, ignites anger and threatens to plunge region into more violence and chaos"
◾A request would be made for the UN Security Council to condemn the move
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42297437
nitpicker
(7,153 posts)trusty elf
(7,402 posts)mission accomplished!
secondwind
(16,903 posts)OnDoutside
(19,974 posts)no_hypocrisy
(46,202 posts)Saudi Arabia and Iran finally agree on something.
ISIS and Iraq have one thing in common.
Syria has re-joined the Arab League of Nations.
Trump has managed to kick the can of peace waaaaaaaay down the road.
TomVilmer
(1,832 posts)Just to put in some perspective. Such statements are very dangerous to the peace talks, but it looks like every candidate for president has been giving that speech - both Republicans and Democrats. So please start the discussions from there!
Any agreement with the Palestinian people must preserve Israel's identity as a Jewish state, with secure, recognized and defensible borders. Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided.
Barack Obama in 2008 before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Hillary Clinton believes that Israels right to exist in safety as a Jewish state, with defensible borders and an undivided Jerusalem as its capital, secure from violence and terrorism, must never be questioned.
Hillary Clinton in her 2007 position paper.