Cairo, Sept. 11 (Petra)– President of the Arab Parliament Mohammed
bin Ahmed Al Yamahi strongly condemned the Republic of Nauru’s
decision to open an embassy in occupied Jerusalem, describing the
move as a flagrant violation of international law and resolutions of
international legitimacy.

Al Yamahi said the step constitutes a direct challenge to the
international consensus on the legal and historical status of
Jerusalem and represents an unacceptable attempt to legitimize an
unlawful reality created by the occupation.

He affirmed that East Jerusalem is an integral part of the occupied
Palestinian territories, stressing that all measures aimed at
altering its legal status or historical and demographic character are
null and void and have no legal effect.

He noted that UN Security Council Resolutions 476 and 478 of 1980
reaffirmed the international community’s rejection of measures
seeking to alter the status of Jerusalem and called on states not to
establish diplomatic missions in the city.

Al Yamahi stressed that opening an embassy in occupied Jerusalem does
not create any rights for the occupying power, change the fact that
the city is occupied Palestinian territory.

He warned that such steps encourage the Israeli occupation government
to continue its policies of settlement expansion, annexation and the
Judaization of the city, while undermining prospects for a just and
lasting peace.

The Arab Parliament president called on Nauru to immediately reverse
its illegal decision and comply with international legitimacy
resolutions.

He stressed that Jerusalem must not be used as a bargaining chip in
political negotiations and that its legal and historical status
cannot be determined by unilateral decisions or diplomatic measures
that violate international law.

Al Yamahi reaffirmed that the Arab Parliament would continue its
efforts at both the Arab and international levels to counter any
attempts aimed at eliminating the legitimate national rights of the
Palestinian people.

He stressed that peace and stability can only be achieved by ending
the occupation and establishing an independent, sovereign Palestinian
state with Jerusalem as its capital.

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