Arab Parliament Denounces Trump's Call to Displace Palestinian People

The Speaker of the Arab Parliament Mohammed Al-Yamahi expressed, Wednesday, the parliament's categorical rejection and denunciation of the statements issued by US President Donald Trump, calling for control of the Gaza Strip and the displacement of the Palestinian people, in violation of international laws and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, stressing his absolute rejection of any attempts aimed at liquidating the Palestinian cause or imposing unfair solutions.

Al-Yamahi stressed, in a statement issued by the parliament, that any attempts to impose forced displacement on the Palestinian people constitute a crime against humanity under international law and the Geneva Conventions, and that such statements do not serve efforts to achieve a just and comprehensive peace, but rather fuel the conflict and increase tension in the region, at a time when the international community needs to support efforts aimed at achieving a just and comprehensive settlement of the Palestinian issue, based on United Nations resolutions and the principle of the two-state solution.

He called on the United Nations and all countries of the world to take firm positions against the displacement of Palestinians from their land, and to confirm their support for the rights of the Palestinian people.

Earlier, the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, in addition to the Secretary-General of the Arab League and the Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization "for the State of Palestine", issued a joint statement, in which they confirmed their support for the Palestinian people in their quest to establish their independent state according to the 1967 borders.

US President Trump first proposed that Jordan and Egypt receive Palestinians from Gaza on January 25. When asked whether he was proposing this as a long-term or short-term solution, the president said: "It could be either."

Over the past week, Egypt and Jordan have announced official and popular positions rejecting the displacement of Palestinians outside their country, and popular and political delegations set off from the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Friday to the Rafah land crossing on the border with the Gaza Strip "in rejection of the displacement of Palestinians from their land."