Abbas says Arab Summit shall confront Israeli measures, U.S. decisions on Jerusalem

RAMALLAH, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday said the upcoming Arab Summit should fight against Israeli measures and the U.S. decisions against the Palestinians' rights in the issues of Jerusalem and refugees.

Abbas made his remarks in a meeting of his Fatah Party's central committee held at the headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, noting that the Palestinians will join the Arab Summit that will be held next Sunday in Saudi Arabia.

"The Arab Summit ... is important because it is held in a time the city of Jerusalem is facing a surly attack due to the Israeli measures and the recent U.S. decisions," Abbas told the meeting.

Abbas expressed hope that the Arab Summit will be called "Jerusalem Summit" in order to confront this brutal attack the city is facing following the U.S. decisions of recognizing the city as the capital of Israel and moving its embassy to it.

"We will not listen to anything as long as it doesn't recognize the two-state solution, and doesn't recognize east Jerusalem as the capital of the state of Palestine," Abbas stressed.

Meanwhile, he said that the Palestinian National Council, or the parliament of Palestine Liberation Organization, will be held as scheduled on April 30 in Ramallah, adding "it's held for the first time in nine years."

Speaking about internal reconciliation, Abbas noted that "our Palestinian government has to take full power in the Gaza Strip; if they (Hamas) refuse, we won't be responsible for what is happening there (Gaza)." Enditem