CAIRO, Monday, July 01, 2019 (WAFA) – The Arab League condemned on Monday Israel‘s opening of the so-called "road of pilgrims" tunnel which runs from the town of Silwan in the occupied city of Jerusalem towards al-Aqsa Mosque.

The participation of the US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and US Special Envoy to the Middle East, Jason Greenblatt, at the inauguration of the tunnel proves the American administration’s absolute bias and full adoption of these settlement projects in violation of international consensus and legitimacy, Assistant Secretary General for Palestine and occupied Arab lands, Saeed Abu Ali, said in a statement.

Abu Ali warned of the serious consequences that will result from the continued Israeli excavations in the occupied city of Jerusalem.

He stressed that these Israeli practices constitute a flagrant violation of international law and international humanitarian law, which consider Jerusalem an occupied city and an exclusive Islamic heritage according to the laws of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The Arab League official called for an end to all illegal Israeli excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem, which blatantly contradict international standards, urging international community to assume its legal, political and moral responsibilities to stop these racist practices.

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