AMMAN — The
Arab League on Tuesday
condemned the “racist” statements made by
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich denying the existence of the Palestinian people, denouncing the
statements as "fanning the flames of extremism, fueling racism, and
reflecting the far-right Israeli government's nature", the Jordan News
Agency, Petra, reported.
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The
Arab League General Secretariat called
the minister's use of a map of Israel that includes Jordan within its borders
an act of "absurdity that reflects complete ignorance of history and
geography, and represents a flagrant provocation to national feelings and a
departure from the simplest rules of politics and diplomacy".
The General Secretariat held the Israeli government
responsible for the consequences of the minister's statements and other similar
extremist positions.
GCC responseIn a related development, the
Secretary-General of the
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassem Budaiwi, also
condemned Smotrich’s "offensive and racist" statements on Tuesday.
In a statement, Budaiwi highlighted the
need to address hate speech and violence and promote the values of tolerance
and human coexistence as part of efforts to reduce escalation and instability
in the region due to the
Israeli occupation.
"This behavior is a blatant violation of the sovereignty of a sister Arab country… and a violation of the peace treaty signed between Jordan and Israel."
He affirmed the GCC's firm support for the
Palestinian Cause and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on
the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
‘Blatant violation’Egypt also condemned the Israeli minister’s
inflammatory actions, with Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid
calling his use of the map “irresponsible behavior”.
Abu Zeid told Petra’s correspondent in
Cairo: "This behavior is a blatant violation of the sovereignty of a
sister Arab country… and a violation of the
peace treaty signed between Jordan and Israel."
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