Saeb Erekat: Tump's words regarding J'lem show contempt for international law
Senior PLO member Saeb Erekat has condemned statements by US presidential candidate Donald Trump during the latter's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York last week.
Trump told Netanyahu that Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the Jewish people, and that if he were elected he would acknowledge it as such. Erekat said this shows a contempt for international law by the Republican candidate, and that it is ignoring US State Department policy regarding Jerusalem's standing.
US administrations from both major parties have remained neutral on the question of Jerusalem, since both Israel and the Palestinian Authority claim ownership of parts of the city or all of it.
