29 Mar 2024
Saturday 7 January 2017 - 09:33
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Abbas warns US over embassy relocation to Jerusalem al-Quds




Press TV- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has firmly warned US President-elect Donald Trump of the potential consequences of moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem al-Quds, describing the likely move as an aggression against the independent state of Palestine.

Abbas made the remarks during a speech he made in the occupied West Bank city ofBethlehem on Friday, adding that any statement or position that disrupts or changes the status of Jerusalem al-Quds is a red line which we will never accept.

Trump repeatedly said during his campaignthat if elected,he would not hesitate to relocatethe embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem al-Quds, which is regarded by Palestinians as their future capital. The controversial decision has evoked Palestinians' bitter opposition.
Jerusalem al-Quds is the capital of our state. It is the open capital for all monotheistic religions, Islam, Christianity and Judaism. It is the right of all religions to perform their religious rituals with total comfort in Jerusalem al-Quds, our eternal capital, Abbas further said.
He also warned that if the transfer of the US diplomatic mission is implemented, the peace process in the Middle East, and even peace in the world, will be in severe trouble." Abbas also urged the US administration to stop adopting double standards vis--visPalestinians.

The Palestinian president made theremarks a day after Jordanian Information Minister Mohammed Momani warned Trump of catastrophic repercussions if the incoming US administration pushed the embassy relocation plan forward,saying such a move would be a red line for Jordan and would inflame the Islamic and Arab streets.

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has already warned the US against moving itsembassy to Jerusalem al-Quds, saying all American embassies in the Arab world would have to close in the face of popular Arab outrage that would followsuch an action.

Back in December, PLOSecretary General Saeb Erekat said the potential move would deliver a death blow to any prospect of the resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict, and would have his organization rescind all agreements with Tel Aviv. Erekat also said the move would lead to the destruction of the so-called Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

In September, Trump, who was the Republican presidential front-runner at the time, promised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he would recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as Israels undivided capital if he emerged triumphant in the USpresidential election.


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