Palestine breaks down with Serbia: Seeking Distinction of Israel

The Secretary General of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO), Saeb Erekas, who was the chief negotiator of peace with Israel, announced this through a post in Titter.

We call on all states to respect international law, including UN Security Council resolutions 478 and 2334. The violation of international law is a sign of weakness, not of power,” he wrote.

On Friday, US President Donald Trump announced that Serbia would move its embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and that Kosovo and Israel had agreed to establish relations.

Erekas criticised Arab and Muslim countries that have not pressured the Trump administration because of this, and said Trump was convincing Malawi's African country to also move the embassy to Jerusalem.

The United States moved its embassy to Jerusalem in May 2018, after Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital in December last year.

Most countries in the world refuse to do so. Only the United States and Guatemala have embassies in Jerusalem.

Israel conquered East Jerusalem in the 1967 war, when the West Coast and the Gaza Belt were conquered.

Palestinians plan to establish their own independent state in those territories.

Arab media reported that Erekas was negotiating with several Arab countries to prevent further normalisation of relations with Israel after the end of diplomatic relations between the Jewish state and the United Arab Emirates.

Erekat stressed that Arab countries must adhere to the Arab Peace Initiative from 2002, which envisions normalising relations with Israel only if it withdraws from all Arab territories.