The Arab League called on the United States to withdraw the decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, calling it as invalid, violating international law and contradicting the decisions of the UN Security Council. This was stated in the communique of the Arab League, adopted on Sunday following the emergency meeting of the foreign ministers of the Arab League countries, which was held in the capital of Egypt.
The communique points to the desire of the Arab states to seek the adoption by the UN Security Council of a resolution that “confirmed the contradiction of the US decision to international law and the absence of any legal basis for this decision.”
The meeting of foreign ministers of the Arab League took place after the US President Donald Trump, speaking at the White House, said that it was time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of a Jewish state. The head of the US administration instructed the State Department to begin preparations for the transfer of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.