Saudi King Salman criticises Trump’s Jerusalem decision

Riyadh : Palestinians have the right to Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem as their capital, Saudi King and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud said yesterday, echoing calls at the Islamic summit in Istanbul.

“The kingdom has called for a political solution to resolve regional crises, foremost of which is the Palestinian issue and the restoration of the Palestinian people’s legitimate rights, including the right to establish their independent state with east Jerusalem as its capital,” the king said.

The king renewed his condemnation of President Donald Trump’s decision, saying it “represents an extreme bias against the rights of the Palestinian people in Jerusalem that have been guaranteed by international resolutions”.