Arab Plan to Confront Transfer of US Embassy to Jerusalem

[The SC]

Thursday, 17 May, 2018 - 07:45

Arab League foreign ministers hold an emergency meeting on Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Cairo, Egypt December 9, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany


Arab foreign ministers are holding an emergency meeting in Cairo on Thursday, upon a request by Saudi Arabia, to “confront the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people” as well as “the illegal decision of the United States to transfer its embassy to Jerusalem.”

The Council of the Arab League convened on Wednesday at the level of delegates. The meeting was chaired by Saudi Arabia, which was represented by the Saudi Ambassador to Cairo and permanent representative to the Arab League, Osama Al-Nugali, and in the presence of Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, at the request of the State of Palestine and with the support of a number of Arab countries.

Diplomatic sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that a draft resolution that was presented to the Arab foreign ministers was not only aimed at condemning recent developments in Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, but rather agreeing on a quick Arab move to prevent the transfer of more embassies to Jerusalem and to call for recognizing East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine, in exchange for the recognition of West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

The draft also calls for asking the US administration to define its options and set a clear plan for achieving a just and comprehensive peace in the region, in light of rising calls by the Palestinian Authority and other countries for an international and multilateral mechanism to replace the US, which they no longer consider as an intermediary in the peace process.

The sources said that the draft resolution urges “international institutions to obtain support to the previous UN General Assembly resolution annulling the US decision to transfer the US embassy to Jerusalem, which is an occupied territory, and to demand an international commission of inquiry into the massacre against the Palestinians, and international protection for the Palestinian people.”

Speaking during a press conference at the end of Wednesday’s meeting, Nugali said the Arab delegations focused on two issues: “The decision of the United States to transfer its embassy to Jerusalem and the Israeli escalation against the Palestinian people in Gaza.”

“I believe that the agreement on the draft resolution reflects the Arab consensus on the Palestinian Cause and Jerusalem,” he added.

In response to a question on the status of the Arab Peace Initiative, Nugali said: “The Arab League says at every meeting that the initiative is submitted by the Arab side, considering that peace is a strategic choice for the Arabs, and this is confirmed by all Arab summits and ministerial meetings.”


https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/1271151/arab-plan-confront-transfer-us-embassy-jerusalem

 

[BHarwana]

to call for recognizing East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine, in exchange for the recognition of West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

This means that Arabs are going to built embassies in east Jerusalem.

Secondly why are Arabs not lifting Gaza blockade from Egyptian side.

 

[Path-Finder]

bollocks

 

[The SC]

This means that Arabs are going to built embassies in east Jerusalem.

Secondly why are Arabs not lifting Gaza blockade from Egyptian side.

That will happen when the two state solution is implemented with East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine..then it is obvious that they will open their embassies there..
Who told you that? Egypt opens the borders from time to time and send humanitarian aid,, the blockade is from the Usraeli side..

 

[BHarwana]

Who told you that? Egypt opens the borders from time to time and send humanitarian aid,, the blockade is from the Usraeli side..

Egypt just blocked Turkish planes from lifting wounded from Gaza and supply medical aid. Secondly hospitals are over whelmed in Gaza and Egypt it self is not helping in any way. It is all over al-jazera news. They showed the live situation in Gaza.

 

[YeBeWarned]

cancel the 110 Billion Dollar weapons deal for the starters ..

 

[Arsalan 345]

Shame on Egypt for blocking Turkish to help.

 

[The SC]

The meeting began with political consultations on the resolution. All Arab foreign ministers and Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit spoke at the opening session, stressing three axes: the invalidity of the US decision to move the embassy to Jerusalem and not to change the status quo, and that East Jerusalem is occupied territory and subject to the final stage of negotiations, The establishment of a fact-finding committee as well as the provision of full political and financial support to support the steadfastness of the Palestinian people.

Egypt just blocked Turkish planes from lifting wounded from Gaza and supply medical aid. Secondly hospitals are over whelmed in Gaza and Egypt it self is not helping in any way. It is all over al-jazera news. They showed the live situation in Gaza.

And you believe al Jazeera with its bias against Egypt? Egypt has a war against terrorism going on right next to those borders with Gaza..And you can still be sure that Egypt is helping.. it is where the medical treatments used to take place.. others want to score political points against Egypt by using the Palestinians.. but it does not work when one knows the history of the region

cancel the 110 Billion Dollar weapons deal for the starters ..

And that will compel the US to retrieve its decision about moving its embassy to Jerusalem? that is a naive statement.. or is it because that deal hurt a lot of people's feelings? First it is spread over 10 years, second there are no alternative weapons that respond to KSA defence needs..smart people do not add a negative to another negative..

 

[third eye]

Which part of shifting the embassy came as a surprise to them ?

Trump announced his action well in advance. Why do the Arab nations have to wait till the horse has bolted to shut the barn door ?

Unless it is mere tokenism

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

second there are no alternative weapons that respond to KSA defence needs.

Russia. China. JF-17.

 

[The SC]

Russia. China. JF-17.

They don't have THAAD nor Poseidon..do they.. and how are you going to integrate Russian and Chinese systems in a western based C4I?

Which part of shifting the embassy came as a surprise to them ?

Trump announced his action well in advance. Why do the Arab nations have to wait till the horse has bolted to shut the barn door ?

Unless it is mere tokenism

The same with other presidents of the US.. This was a pending bill in the congress for decades.. how would they have known that this president will act on it.. you shouldn't be talking about things you don't know much about..

 

[third eye]

you shouldn't be talking about things you don't know much about..

Trump has been following up on his election promises , it would not take a genius to know what’s next.

Yet these nations wait till the inauguration of the embassy to ‘ confront’ , what kept them from confronting when dates were announced ?

Jobs , NK , Iran deal , taxes etc , Trump has followed up on all he promised. Hence , where is the surprise?

 

[The SC]

Trump has been following up on his election promises , it would not take a genius to know what’s next.

Yet these nations wait till the inauguration of the embassy to ‘ confront’ , what kept them from confronting when dates were announced ?

Jobs , NK , Iran deal , taxes etc , Trump has followed up on all he promised. Hence , where is the surprise?

They have protested since he declared the move.. what can they do more.. declare war on the US?

 

[third eye]

They have protested since he declared the move.. what can they do more.. declare war on the US?

So what confronting will they do now ?

Whatever lip service they do now could have starred before the inauguration, couldn’t it ?

 

[The SC]

So what confronting will they do now ?

Whatever lip service they do now could have starred before the inauguration, couldn’t it ?

They did.. lip service or not.. now they are moving on political and economic pressure.. as of today's decision by the foreign ministers of the Arab league,, they have also declared the Trump declaration and move of the embassy nil in the context of peace efforts..