RAMALLAH, March 5, 2018 (WAFA) - PLO Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi condemned the "dangerous and provocative" announcement made by Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales at AIPAC‘s annual conference to relocate the embassy of Guatemala from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

She said in a statement, "by taking such a step that defies international law, Mr. Morales, also besieged at home by charges of corruption and abuse of power, has partnered with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S President Donald Trump in violating international law and undermining the chances of peace."

Ashrawi urged the international community, Arab and Islamic states "to intervene and hold the Israeli occupation and its partners to account for such flagrant violations and provocative actions that fuel the flames in an already volatile situation."

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