A note from the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs specified that Al-Maliki’s statements were made during a meeting with his Bahrain counterpart Abdullatif al-Zayani within the framework of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly.

The official denounced the Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

He stated that Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett opposes any attempt to talk.

The foreign minister called on Arab nations to work together to support the Palestinian people and authorities in their struggle to obtain their rights and an own State with a capital in East Jerusalem.

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