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The long-divided Arab rulers on regional issues should unite to reject the US decision to recognize Israel's annexation of Arab lands captured by Israel at a summit in Tunis on Sunday.
The summit comes as Algeria and Sudan are confronted with political turmoil and Arab countries are subject to international pressure exerted by the war in Yemen and the divisions sparked by the country's influence. Iran in the Middle East and by the contrast between the Gulf States.
But the region faces a new challenge after US President Donald Trump signed a declaration last week recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, less than four months after recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. ;Israel. Palestinians want East Jerusalem to be the capital of their future state.
Arab officials said the Golan Heights crossing to Palestinian claims of an independent state in the occupied West Bank and Gaza would dominate the summit.
Lebanese Foreign Minister Jubran Bassil said on Saturday that Arab ministers had expressed support for a proposal that the US decision would violate the UN Charter, which does not allow forced seizure of foreign nationals. a territory.
Arab support for Syria's right to recover the occupied Golan and the Lebanese Shebaa farms and the Kafr Shuba hills and the northern part of Ghajar village and the right of Lebanon to restore them "He said.
Leaders should reiterate their commitment to the Arab initiative that calls for peace with Israel in return for its complete withdrawal from all occupied territories in 1967, but will reject any proposal that does not conform to UN resolutions said summit spokesman Mahmoud al Khmeri.
Khmeri seemed to be referring to an undisclosed US peace plan prepared by Trump's advisor, Jared Kouchner, and his son-in-law, rejected by the Palestinians.
Aids to Trump said his proceedings had provoked fewer Arab reactions than the experts had predicted.
While the Israeli opposition could unite the Arab states, there are differences over several issues, including demonstrations calling for democracy in the region since 2011 and Iran's influence in the Middle East.
Saudi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf said Friday that the Iranian threat is the main challenge for the Arabs.
"One of the most dangerous forms of terrorism and extremism is what Iran is doing by its blatant interference in Arab affairs and its militias of the Revolutionary Guards in Syria. in Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen, with whom we must cooperate, "he said.
The summit, to be held Sunday in Tunis, will be the first meeting of Saudi and Qatari leaders since Riyadh's political and economic boycott of Doha in 2017. Saudi Arabia and its allies accuse Qatar of supporting terrorism and getting closer to Iran, accusation denied by Doha.
Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir and Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria should not attend the summit as protesters protest against their governments in both countries.
Syria's membership in the Arab League has been frozen since 2011 because of its campaign against protesters at the start of the civil war. The Arab League said that member states have not yet reached a consensus on the return of Syria to its seat.
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