World Rejects Trump's 'Illegal' Move On Jerusalem: What Leaders Says On Trump's Aggression On Al-Quds
08 December 2017EsinIslam And
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he international community has rejected the U.S. President Donald Trump's
decision Wednesday to recognize Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel.
Trump reversed decades of U.S. policy despite warnings from around the world
that the gesture further drives a wedge between Israel and the Palestinians.
Following the announcement, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he
rejected and condemned Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital.
"Trump's Jerusalem decision tantamount to U.S. abdicating peace mediator
role," Abbas said, reiterating that Jerusalem is "eternal capital of the state
of Palestine."
The secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Organization said Trump's
decision destroys any hopes for a two-state solution to the conflict.
"He destroyed the two-state solution," Saeb Erekat, who long served as the
Palestinians top negotiator, told journalists after Trump's speech.
Trump "disqualified his country from any role whatsoever" in the peace
process, he said. "As a chief Palestinian negotiator, how can I sit with these
people if they dictate to me the future of Jerusalem as Israel's capital."
The head of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas said Trump of
disregarded Palestinian feelings with his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's
capital.
Ismail Haniyeh said in a statement that the Palestinian people "know how to
respond properly to the disregard of their feelings and sanctuaries," adding
that the decision "will not change the facts of history and geography."
Turkey has condemned the "irresponsible statement of the U.S. administration,"
saying it "will have negative reflections on the peace and stability in the
region, [and] bears the risk of completely destroying the ground for peace."
"We call upon the U.S. Administration to reconsider this faulty decision which
may result in highly negative outcomes and to avoid uncalculated steps that
will harm the multicultural identity and historical status of Jerusalem,"
Turkish foreign ministry statement said.
The European Union expressed serious concern after Trump recognized Jerusalem
as the capital of Israel, saying it could have repercussions for peace
prospects.
"The aspirations of both parties must be fulfilled and a way must be found
through negotiations to resolve the status of Jerusalem as the future capital
of both states," EU Foreign Affairs Chief Federica Mogherini said in a
statement.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she rejects Trump's move because it
undermines efforts to reach a two-state solution between the Israelis and
Palestinians.
"The government does not support this stance because the status of Jerusalem
is to be negotiated within the framework of a two-state solution," Merkel said
through her spokesman, Steffen Seibert.
Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday said the British government disagreed
with Trump's decision, saying it was "unhelpful" for peace efforts.
"We disagree with the U.S. decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem and
recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital," she said in a statement. "We
believe it is unhelpful in terms of prospects for peace in the region."
French President Emmanuel Macron said he did not support Trump's "unilateral"
decision and called for calm across the region.
"This decision is a regrettable decision that France does not approve of and
goes against international law and all the resolutions of the U.N. Security
Council," Macron told reporters at a news conference in Algiers.
"The status of Jerusalem is a question of international security that concerns
the entire international community. The status of Jerusalem must be determined
by Israelis and Palestinians in the framework of negotiations under the
auspices of the United Nations," he said, adding that France and Europe "are
attached to a two-state solution."
Egypt has denounced the move and said it fears it could provoke instability.
"Such unilateral decisions violate international legitimacy resolutions and
will not change the legal status of the city of Jerusalem as being under
occupation," the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. "Egypt is
extremely concerned about potential repercussions of this decision on the
region's stability."
Jordan condemned Trump's recognition as amounting to a violation of
international law and the U.N. charter.
"The decision of the American president to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's
capital and the transfer of the U.S. embassy to this city constitutes a
violation of decisions of international law and the United Nations charter,"
said government spokesman Mohammed Momani.
Momani added that Trump's move is legally null as it "consolidates Israeli
occupation on eastern sector of city."
Egypt and Jordan are the only two Arab countries having diplomatic links with
Israel.
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said Trump's
move was "dangerous escalation and death sentence for all who seek peace."
Iran "seriously condemns" the U.S. decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem,
the Islamic Republic said Wednesday in a statement from the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs carried by state media.
The move by the U.S. violates international resolutions, the statement said.
Lebanon's President Michel Aoun said the decision was dangerous and threatened
the credibility of the U.S. as a broker of the peace process in the region. It
has put back the peace process by decades, and threatens regional stability
and perhaps global stability, Aoun said in a statement.
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