‘Palestinian occupied territories main focus of Jordanian efforts’

AMMAN — The occupied Arab territories in Palestine, mainly Jerusalem, are still the focus of Jordanian efforts, Secretary General of the Royal Committee for Jerusalem Affairs Abdullah Kanaan said on Saturday.

On the 54th anniversary of Nakseh (setback), Kanaan said that Israel is still committing atrocities against Palestinians, confiscating lands and Judaising Palestinian cities and neighbourhoods, such as Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

He added that the unaltered Jordanian position, under the leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah, the custodian of the Islamic and Christian holy sites, will continue supporting Palestinians, paying tribute to the sacrifices of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army.

Kanaan also called on the international community to pressure Israel to apply international legitimacy resolutions, including those pertaining to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the pre-1967 lines.