The deputy chairman of the Palestinian Authority said the opening of the Somaliland embassy in Jerusalem is a provocative step that contradicts international legitimacy and constitutes an infringement on Palestinian national and legitimate rights. He also reiterated solidarity with the Federal Republic of Somalia and its sovereignty.
The deputy chairman of the Palestinian Authority — reported by Yedioth Ahronoth — issued a statement Tuesday criticizing the opening of the Somaliland embassy in Jerusalem, which was inaugurated Sunday with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi visiting Israel for the first time. The PA official said the move is a provocative step that contradicts international law and Arab and Islamic summit decisions, and constitutes a violation of Palestinian national and legitimate rights. He also expressed full solidarity with the Federal Republic of Somalia and its territorial integrity. Somaliland, a breakaway East African state, opened its first-ever global embassy in Jerusalem, establishing full diplomatic ties with Israel. As The Zioneer reported on Sunday, President Abdullahi said at the opening ceremony that he brings the blessings of six million Muslims from Somaliland. The PA's criticism follows a pattern of opposition to normalization between Israel and other Muslim-majority entities, though Somaliland is not a UN-recognized state.
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