RAMALLAH: Palestinians on Thursday hailed the United Nations General Assembly resolution which denounced US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, China’s Xinhua news agency reported. Nabil Abu Rdineh, the spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said in a statement that the resolution expresses the international community’s support for the Palestinians’ rights. “The threats of Trump to the UN members didn’t prevent them from voting in favour of the resolution,” said Abu Rdineh. The resolution reiterated that the Palestinian cause is just and has gained overwhelming international support, the spokesman said. “Trump’s declaration will never change the reality that Jerusalem is an occupied territory and international law is applicable to it,” he stressed.

Source: New Strait Times December 22, 2017 02:26 UTC