FILE - Head of parliament’s religious and endowments affairs committee Major- General Shoukry el-Gendy
CAIRO - 8 December 2017: An Egyptian parliamentarian condemned Trump’s administration of moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and described the decision as “wrong and stupid,” noting that it warrants a decisive stand from world leaders.
Major-General Shoukry el-Gendy, head of parliament’s religious and endowments affairs committee told Egypt Today that “U.S. President Trump’s decision is against the interests of all Arabs and Muslims.”
“Arab and Muslim nations must revolt and unite against this decision,” el-Gendy said.
He added that “in order to force Israel and the U.S. to respect our identity, Arabs and Muslims must forget about all our disputes.”
On Wednesday night, United States’ President Donald Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel during a televised speech from the White House. Trump’s decision was met by a barrage of criticism and condemnations from many Arab and world leaders; protests took place in the Gaza strip, West Bank and different parts of the Arab world.
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine called for staging protests against Trump’s decision as a third intifada (uprising).
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has filed a complaint in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) against Donald Trump’s decision on Thursday, Sky News Arabia reported.
After a four-hour meeting between the Palestinian factions of Fatah and Hamas to discuss Trump’s decision on Thursday, both factions announced their total rejection of the U.S. president‘s decision, stating that such a decision is an attack on Palestinian people.
They agreed to continue the process of inter-Palestinian reconciliation and put an end to the crises in the Gaza Strip. They reiterated that they will mobilize more people to reject this decision, saying that the best response is to have Palestinians unite in politics and on the ground.
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