In response to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s statements that Jerusalem would remain a unified city, Palestinian presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeine confirmed that East Jerusalem, with its Islamic and Christian shrines, would remain the state’s eternal capital. Palestine in accordance with resolutions on international legitimacy and international law.
Abu Rudeineh drew attention to the fact that security and stability cannot be achieved in our region as long as Israel continues its war against the Palestinian people, their land and their holy places, and acts as a state above the law, and rejects and does not comply with the resolutions of international law and foundations of the peace process.
He emphasized that the only way to achieve stability and lasting peace is to respect the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, above all the establishment of their independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital, stressing that these Israeli statements would not legitimize the occupation. the city of Jerusalem and that the occupation would end.
The Palestinian official called on the international community, especially the US administration, to take responsibility, stop Israeli violations and stop dealing with duplicity.
