Istanbul: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that the Palestinians won’t accept any role for the United States in a peace process with Israel “from now on” after the Trump administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state.
Palestinians won’t accept any role for US in peace process with Israel: President Mahmoud Abbas
Abbas said that President Donald Trump’s decision was a “crime” that threatens world peace.
He said that there will be no peace in the region if the world doesn’t recognize east Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state.
He also noted that the international community has nearly unanimously opposed Trump’s decision, calling it a “provocation” to Muslim and Christian sentiments and saying measures are needed to protect the identity of the divided city.
- AP