He spoke a day after a senior U.S. administration
official said U.S. President Donald Trump was likely to make the
announcement next week.
The Palestinians want
Jerusalem as the capital of their future state, and the international
community does not recognise Israel’s claim on all of the city, home to
sites holy to the Jewish, Muslim and Christian religions.
Word
of Trump’s planned announcement, which would deviate from previous U.S.
presidents who have insisted the Jerusalem’s status must be decided in
negotiations, has already drawn criticism from the Palestinian
Authority.
“Today we say very clearly that
taking such action is not justified ... It will not serve peace or
stability, but will fuel extremism and resort to violence,” Aboul Gheit
said in a statement published on the Arab league’s website.
id on Saturday.
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