Arab League Slams Brazil for Trade Office in Jerusalem

A general view of the Arab League delegates meeting in Cairo, Egypt December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
A general view of the Arab League delegates meeting in Cairo, Egypt December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
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Arab League Slams Brazil for Trade Office in Jerusalem

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

The Arab League condemned Brazil’s opening of a trade office in the occupied city of Jerusalem and called on all countries of the world to abide by Security Council resolutions in this regard.

At an emergency meeting in Cairo on Thursday, representatives from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq, among other states, criticized Brazil’s move as a violation of international law and voiced their continued support for the Palestinian cause.

In a statement, the Council expressed “deep regret” that the Brazilian government had reversed its decades-long Mideast policy.

Permanent Saudi Representative at the Arab League Osama bin Ahmed Naqli, stressed that the Palestinian issue was the Kingdom’s priority, calling on the international community to “put an end to this conflict according to the foundations of a permanent and comprehensive solution.”

He expressed the Kingdom’s stance, saying that any unilateral move in violation of international legitimacy would further complicate the Palestinian cause and increase the sufferings of the Palestinian people.

Naqli underlined “Saudi Arabia’s refusal to change the demographic reality of Jerusalem and its legal status.”

Egypt also affirmed its rejection of Brazil’s move and expressed its willingness to engage with all Arab countries to stand against these measures, stressing its “supportive stance on the Palestinian issue, whether at the bilateral level or in all international forums until the establishment of the Palestinian State.”

It declared its firm rejection of the opening of any offices or official missions in the occupied city of Jerusalem, stressing that such actions “constitute a harmful step to the peace process.”



Arab League Secretary General Condemns Israeli Statements on West Bank Sovereignty

Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
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Arab League Secretary General Condemns Israeli Statements on West Bank Sovereignty

Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit strongly condemned the extremist remarks made by an Israeli official regarding extending Israel’s sovereignty over the occupied West Bank, the Saudi Press Agency said on Wednesday.
In a statement issued Tuesday, Aboul Gheit urged the international community to take a stand against this radical attitude, emphasizing that it only leads to heightened tensions in the region and incites further extremism and violence.
He said that such statements attest to Israel's total disregard for international law, which recognizes the West Bank as an occupied territory that cannot be annexed or subjected to Israeli sovereignty, and considers settlements illegal.
Aboul Gheit further stressed that such statements expose the true nature of the extremist settler government in Israel, which is an occupying force, and reveal its actual agenda, which is to undermine the Palestinian cause through its policies, including the annexation of occupied territory.
The Extraordinary Arab and Islamic Summit held in Riyadh, he added, approved several mechanisms and action plans to counter the Israeli agenda, which has now become evident as solely aimed at undermining any genuine opportunity to arrive at the two-state solution, a goal supported by the entire international community.