Cairo: The Shura Council participated in the meeting of the Palestine Committee of the Arab Parliament, held in Cairo yesterday to prepare for the fourth session within the third session of the Arab Parliament’s third legislative term, scheduled on Sunday at the headquarters of the Arab League.
The Arabian Parliament said in a statement that the committee followed up during its meeting on the developments of the Palestinian cause, especially in light of the grave and unprecedented escalation toward the Palestinian people in the West Bank and the occupied Jerusalem since the far-right government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu assumed power at the beginning of this year.
During her speech, Member of the Shura Council and member of the Palestine Committee of the Arab Parliament H E Shaikha bint Yousuf Al Jufairi pointed out the Council’s stances and statements condemning the repeated incursions by the occupation forces to the Al Aqsa Mosque and the Palestinian cities and camps in the West Bank, and its call on all parliaments and the international community to condemn these aggressions against the Palestinian people and their sanctities.
At the end of its meeting, the committee recommended submitting a draft resolution on the situation developments in Palestine for approval by the Arab Parliament session on Sunday.
The Committee condemned the escalation of aggression by settlers, which targets cities and camps in the West Bank, attacking citizens and their property and burning cities and homes, renewing its support for the Palestinian cause as the first and central cause of the Arabs.
The Committee also strongly condemned the repeated incursions against Al Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem under the protection of the occupation forces.