Arab Parliament’s Palestine Committee Commends Saudi Support for Palestinian Cause

A general view of a meeting of the Arab League foreign ministers at the organization's headquarters in the Egyptian capital Cairo. (AFP)

The Palestine Committee of the Arab Parliament convened in Cairo on Thursday to discuss ways of standing with the Palestinian people in Gaza and supporting the Palestinian cause, under the chairmanship of Speaker Adel Al-Asoomi, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Assaf bin Salem Abu Thuneen, a member of the Shura Council and the Arab Parliament, highlighted the Palestine Committee’s appreciation for countries that have provided humanitarian aid in support of the Palestinian cause.
The committee specifically praised the efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, and the Crown Prince, in supporting the Palestinian cause and providing humanitarian and relief assistance to the Palestinian people.
The committee also commended the Kingdom’s political support for Palestine in all international events.
The meeting expressed gratitude to South Africa for its fair and just stance in filing a case against the Israeli occupation at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding its assault on the Palestinian people in Gaza and the occupied territories, said Abu Thuneen.
He further stated that the Arab Parliament plans to convey messages to the parliaments of countries that have supported the Israeli occupation, informing them of condemnation for such positions. The Arab Parliament will emphasize that these parliaments have made themselves complicit in the occupation’s assaults and crimes against the Palestinian people.
During the meeting, participants agreed to change the term “occupation force” for Israel to the “occupying Israeli entity” in official communications and statements issued by the Arab Parliament, Abu Thuneen confirmed.