Arab and Muslim leaders rule out peace with Israel without withdrawal from occupied territories
Leaders of Arab and Muslim countries on Monday called on Israel to completely withdraw from the Arab territories it occupies to achieve regional peace. “global”during a summit in Saudi Arabia dedicated to the situation in the Middle East.
“A just and comprehensive peace in the region (…) It cannot be achieved without ending the Israeli occupation of all occupied territories.” since 1967 – when Israel began to occupy the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Syrian Golan – “and this in accordance with UN resolutions and the 2002 Arab peace plan”mentions the final declaration of the summit.
These leaders of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, hosted by Saudi Arabia, call for the unity of all Palestinian territories – the Gaza Strip and the West Bank – within a Palestinian State, of which they reaffirm that the capital must be Jerusalem. East, occupied by Israel.
The Riyadh summit represented, according to analysts, an opportunity for its participants to set their expectations about the future administration of the American president-elect, Donald Trump.
During his first term, the latter multiplied his gestures in favor of Israel, in particular moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, but he also contributed to the normalization of his ties with Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Sudan. thanks to the Abraham Accords.
