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AMMAN — Jordan’s Permanent Representative to the Arab League Amjad Adaileh on Thursday headed the Jordanian delegation participating in an extraordinary session of the Council of the Arab League at the permanent representatives' level.
The emergency meeting was convened to address Israeli violations in Jerusalem and the Knesset’s approval of a law permitting the execution of Palestinian prisoners, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
During the meeting, Adaileh underscored Jordan's condemnation of the "illegal, unjustified, and provocative" Israeli violations in occupied Jerusalem, which target the city’s identity and its holy sites.
He reiterated the Kingdom's absolute rejection of all measures taken by Israel, the occupying power, which constitute a flagrant breach of the historical and legal status quo and the right to unrestricted access to places of worship.
Adaileh also stressed that Israel holds no sovereignty over occupied Jerusalem or its Islamic and Christian sanctities.
The Kingdom also expressed its total rejection of the Israeli Knesset’s ratification of the law to execute Palestinian prisoners, describing it as a "racist, discriminatory, and illegal" piece of legislation.
Adaileh noted that the bill violates international law and international humanitarian law, reflecting systematic Israeli policies aimed at undermining the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state on their national soil based on the two-state solution.
Adaileh highlighted the efforts led by His Majesty King Abdullah, in coordination with international partners, to counter Israeli attempts to exploit current regional circumstances to impose a new reality in the West Bank.
He noted that Arab efforts through the Arab League are part of a comprehensive action to broaden international opposition to Israeli policies.
He called on the international community to uphold its legal and moral responsibilities by taking immediate and effective action to prevent Israel from continuing its "null and void" legislation and unilateral illegal practices.
The meeting, chaired by Bahrain’s Permanent Representative Fawzia Zainal, current president of the council's 165th session, included statements from Palestine’s Permanent Representative Mohannad Aklouk and Assistant Secretary-General for Palestine and Occupied Arab Territories Affairs Faed Mustafa.
The officials collectively urged for urgent Arab, Islamic, and international intervention to expose and stop Israeli violations against Jerusalem and its sanctuaries.
