Speaking to IQNA, Yahya Saud, president of the Palestine Committee in Jordan’s parliament, said the legislators also to see the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador to the Arab country.
He said these have been put on agenda by the lawmakers following US President Donald Trump’s decision to announce the holy city of Quds (Jerusalem) the capital of the Israeli regime.
He stressed that the official stance of the Jordanian government, parliament and people is condemnation of Trump’s move as a violation of international laws.
Saud also called on other Muslim and Arab countries to utilize their every capacity to stand up against the move and the Zionist regime’s measures aimed at Judaizing the holy city.
He further underscored the important role Muslim countries’ parliaments can play in defending the legitimate rights of the oppressed Palestinian people.
They should show to the world and convey the message to the White House that Palestine is not alone, he went on to say.
Trump officially declared the disputed city Israel's capital, despite warnings from around the world that the measure risks triggering a fresh wave of violence in the Middle East.
In a speech at the White House on December 6, Trump said his administration would also begin a years-long process of moving the American embassy in Tel Aviv to the holy city.
Palestinian leaders had previously warned the move would threaten a two-state solution.
Israel has occupied East Quds since the 1967 Middle East war. It annexed the area in 1980 and sees it as its exclusive domain. Under international law, the area is considered to be occupied territory.