Arab Summit refuses to recognise Israel as Jewish state

The Arab Summit’s final statement has refused to recognise Israel as a Jewish state and condemned the Israeli illegal settlements established on the Palestinian territories.

The Arab delegations attending the summit in Kuwait denounced Israel’s continued settlement activities and attempts to Judaise Jerusalem and its violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque as void and contrary to international law. The summit’s statement stressed on the Arabs support to the Palestinian struggle and called on the UN Security Council to shoulder its responsibilities towards the Palestinian cause.

The statement called to intensify all efforts to establish an independent Palestinian state with its capital in East Jerusalem and invited the UN Security Council to take the necessary steps to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict and end the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and hold it responsible for the peace process’ failure.

The Arab leaders praised Egypt’s ongoing efforts to reconcile the Palestinian factions and renewed their commitment to provide political and technical assistance to the Arab countries that have experienced political shifts to rebuild their institutions and achieve social peace, security and political stability.

The statement stressed on Arab solidarity with the Syrian people and their legitimate demands to live in a state based on freedom and equality.

The Arab leaders announced their unwavering support for the National Coalition for Syrian revolutionary and opposition forces as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people. They called on the Syrian regime to immediately stop targeting citizens and condemned the bloodshed and crimes committed against the Syrian people and called for a political solution according to the Geneva I statement.

Finally, the Arab leaders invited the international community to put an end to the war in Syria and eliminate the suffering of the Syrian people.