The Arab League adopts a resolution calling on Australia and Brazil to “abide by international law” concerning the status of Jerusalem.
The bloc decides to dispatch a “high-ranking delegation” to Brazil and Australia to inform officials there on the need to “abide by international law” concerning the city.
The decision is taken at an extraordinary meeting at the League’s Cairo headquarters attended by delegates from member countries.
The pan-Arab body also calls on the UN Security Council to “assume its responsibilities by putting pressure on Israel… and stop its aggression against the Palestinian people.”
In November, Brazil’s president-elect Jair Bolsonaro announced his intention to move his country’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
And on Saturday Australia announced its recognition of west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, although a contentious embassy shift from Tel Aviv will not occur until a peace settlement is achieved.
Both Israel and the Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital.
— AFP
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