The Ministry's official spokesperson, Ambassador Sufyan Qudah, affirmed the Kingdom's condemnation of the illegal Israeli measures against the British Consulate General in Jerusalem and the British diplomats working there, and affirmed the Kingdom's rejection of attempts to close the consulate, obstruct its work, or compromise the security and immunity of its diplomats.
Qudah affirmed the Kingdom's appreciation for the British position on the legal status of Jerusalem, which is consistent with international law and international legitimacy resolutions, and stressed that East Jerusalem is occupied Palestinian territory over which Israel has no sovereignty. He emphasized the necessity of restoring the previous legal status of the British Consulate General in Jerusalem, and that no ongoing arrangements should be considered a change to the legal status of East Jerusalem as occupied territory, nor should it be interpreted as acceptance of any Israeli claim of sovereignty over it.
Qudah also appreciated the measures taken by the British government in coordination with other countries on September 8th, which included imposing a trade ban on products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, and measures targeting services that provide funding and facilitate the expansion of settlements or the construction of new ones, in support of the two-state solution and in the context of seeking to achieve a just peace based on it.
Qudah reiterated the Kingdom's firm position in supporting the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, ending the occupation, and embodying their independent, sovereign state on the June 4, 1967 lines with East Jerusalem as its capital, based on the two-state solution and in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions.
