The foreign ministries of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt, Turkiye, Syria, Palestine, Kuwait, Lebanon, the Sultanate of Oman, and the Kingdom of Bahrain, along with the League of Arab States (LAS), strongly condemned and expressed deep concern about the comments made by the US ambassador to Israel. Israel is allowed to control territory belonging to Arab countries, including the occupied West Bank.
“We firmly rejected such dangerous and inflammatory statements, which are a serious violation of the principles of international law and the United Nations Charter and pose a serious threat to regional security and stability,” the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
They stressed that these statements are in direct contradiction to the vision set forth by US President Donald Trump and a comprehensive plan to end the conflict in Gaza, which is based on containing escalation and building a political horizon for a comprehensive solution that guarantees the Palestinian people their own independent state.
They stressed that this plan is based on promoting tolerance and peaceful coexistence, and that statements that seek to legitimize control over other people’s lands undermine these objectives, inflame tensions, and amount to incitement rather than promotion of peace.
The ministries reaffirmed that Israel has no sovereignty over the Occupied Palestinian Territories or any other occupied Arab territories. They firmly rejected any attempt to annex the West Bank or separate it from the Gaza Strip, strongly opposed the expansion of settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and reiterated their firm rejection of any threats to the sovereignty of Arab States.
According to SPA, they further warned that the continuation of Israel’s expansionist policies and illegal measures will only fuel violence and conflict in the region and undermine prospects for peace, and called for an end to these inflammatory statements.
The Ministers underlined the firm commitment of both countries to the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state along the lines of June 4, 1967, and to an end to the occupation of all Arab countries.
