The Palestinian government asks the Arab and Islamic countries to break their relations with Australia

RAMALLAH: On Tuesday, the Palestinian government invited Arab and Muslim countries to break off links with Australia after recognizing West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and decided to reject aid provided by Australia for a worth 10 million dollars.

The Palestinian government, led by Rami al-Hamdallah, called on the Council of Ministers of the Arab and Islamic countries to implement the resolutions of the Arab and Islamic summits on this matter, which established a separation of relations with each state that would transfer its embassy to Jerusalem.

"The announcement by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on the recognition of his West Jerusalem country as the capital of Israel is illegal and dangerous and will only destabilize security and stability in the region," the Palestinian government said in a statement.

On Sunday, the Australian Prime Minister reiterated his country's accession to the decision to recognize West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel despite criticism from Muslim countries close to its country. "The international response is intentional," he said, adding that his decision "will help to advance the two-state solution".

However, the Palestinian government has considered that Australia has tried to "elude and mitigate the seriousness of its decision contrary to international law by approving its elements against UN resolutions and international law, mingling with other elements that could to suggest that they reflect Australia's respect for and commitment to these resolutions and laws. "

He stressed that the Australian decision "is legally and politically dangerous … and can be used by many countries that could follow the example of Australia by making such a serious decision".

The Palestinian government has not explicitly declared its boycott of Australia, as it did with the United States, which was the first to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

A senior Palestinian official confirmed on Tuesday that "the Palestinian government is already boycotting Australia after this decision and Australian aid has been returned to projects worth 10 million dollars".

The Palestinian Authority sees East Jerusalem as the capital of its promised state, while Israel views the united Jerusalem as its capital amid an international controversy that has been mitigated by official US recognition at the start of this year. 39, the year of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

(AFP)