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Jan. 11, 2021
Egypt on Monday hosted the foreign ministers of Germany, France and Jordan to discuss ways to revive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, a week before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
In a joint statement, the ministers called for practical steps to launch “credible negotiations” between Israel and the Palestinians on achieving a Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital in territory Israel captured in the 1967 Mideast war.
The ministers said they were ready to work with the U.S. to facilitate negotiations that would lead to “a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the region.”
Palestine condemns Israeli closure of mosque for 10 days
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Send Palestinian authorities have condemned Israel s decision to close the ancient Ibrahimi Mosque site in the southern West Bank city of Hebron for 10 days.
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Mahmoud al-Habbash, an advisor to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on religious affairs and Islamic relations, said in a statement on Friday that Israel s closure of the mosque is a war crime , reports Xinhua news agency. Banning Muslim worshipers access to pray at the mosque could fuel the sentiments of Muslims around the world, al-Habbash said, adding that it is an interference into the powers of al-Waqf department.Â
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