With the Islamic world itself mired in division, the summit fell well short of agreeing any concrete sanction against Israel or the United States. “We do not accept any role of the United States in the political process from now on. Erdogan added that there can no longer be “any question” of the United States being a mediator. But as the summit was being held, King Salman echoed the calls over Jerusalem in an address in Riyadh, saying it was the “right” of the Palestinians to establish “their independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital”. Is Trump’s Jerusalem move legal?

Source: The Express Tribune December 13, 2017 16:18 UTC