Hamas members. FILE IMAGE: AP On December 6, Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas denounced in a televised speech a decision of US President Donald Trump to recognize the city of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel . He stressed that Jerusalem is the “eternal” capital of the Palestinian state. “The decision by President Trump will not change the reality of the city of Jerusalem and will not give any legitimacy to the Israelis on this issue,” said Abbas during his speech. The Palestine president also said that the US can no longer be a mediator in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and stressed that the Trump’s decision is against all the international laws and agreements. Moreover, Abbas revealed that all Palestinian factions will meet in the upcoming days to discuss Trump’s decision and to show the unity of in the face of this situation. Abba’s speech was described by many Arab analysts as “weak” and even shameful as the Palestinian president didn’t announce any measure
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