LONDON: Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit on Monday confirmed his strong support for Egypt and Jordan over their rejection of a proposal to move Palestinians out of Gaza.
Aboul Gheit’s remarks follow comments by US President Donald Trump at the weekend suggesting Palestinians be relocated from the enclave to Jordan and Egypt.
Critics condemned the US leader’s remarks as a call for ethnic cleansing. However, Israeli settler leaders and far-right politicians welcomed the idea.
Speaking during the Italian-Arab Business Forum in Rome, Aboul Gheit said that the “Arab position does not compromise on the issue of displacing Palestinians from their land, whether in Gaza or the West Bank.”
He said that Arab League’s support for Egypt and Jordan over their rejection of the displacement plan is “clear and unambiguous,” Emirates News Agency reported.
