Arab Parliament Speaker Pledges Unwavering Support to End Palestinian Suffering

A general view of the Arab League delegates meeting. December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
A general view of the Arab League delegates meeting. December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
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Arab Parliament Speaker Pledges Unwavering Support to End Palestinian Suffering

A general view of the Arab League delegates meeting. December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
A general view of the Arab League delegates meeting. December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

The Speaker of the Arab Parliament (AP), Adel bin Abdulrahman Al-Asoumi, confirmed that the AP will continue its diplomatic efforts at international forums to support the Palestinian cause.
During the meeting with the Palestinian Minister of Women’s Affairs, Mona Al-Khalili, at the headquarters of the AP Secretariat General in Cairo, Al-Asomi also affirmed plans to continue communicating with regional and international parliaments and inter-parliamentary unions to stop the ongoing conflict waged by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people, SPA reported.
He renewed the AP’s support, assistance, and solidarity with the Palestinian people to achieve their legitimate rights, in accordance with the resolutions of international legitimacy, topped by the establishment of an independent state with the city of Jerusalem as its capital.
In turn, Al-Khalili briefed Al-Asoumi on the latest developments in the State of Palestine, citing the conditions of Palestinian women in the Gaza Strip, praising the efforts of the AP to support Palestine at all Arab, regional and international levels.



Qatar’s Emir: No Peace in Region Without Establishing a Palestinian State

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
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Qatar’s Emir: No Peace in Region Without Establishing a Palestinian State

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said on Thursday the crisis in the Middle East is a "collective genocide," and that establishing a Palestinian State is the only way to ensure peace in the region.
"It has become crystal clear that what is happening is genocide", he said during the Asia Cooperation Dialogue summit in Doha.
The Emir emphasized that there can be no peace in the region without the establishment of a Palestinian state.
The Qatari Emir also condemned Israeli air strikes and military operations "against the brotherly Lebanese Republic".
Israel launched an assault a year ago on the Gaza Strip after Hamas militants attacked southern Israeli towns. 
This week, Israel launched a ground incursion in Lebanon against Hezbollah, which has been firing into Israel in what it says is solidarity with the Palestinians.