Palestinians have the right to the occupied east Jerusalem as their capital, Saudi King Salman said Wednesday, echoing calls at an Islamic summit in Istanbul from which he had stayed away.

“The kingdom has called for a political solution to resolve regional crises, foremost of which is the Palestinian issue and the restoration of the Palestinian people’s legitimate rights, including the right to establish their independent state with east Jerusalem as its capital,” the king said.

Salman’s address to the kingdom’s Consultative Council came as the world’s main pan-Islamic body held an emergency summit in Istanbul in response to last week’s US recognition of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) as the Zionist entity’s capital.

Al Saud dynasty leads the Arab regime states which have gradually given up the national rights of the entire Umma in favor of the US-Zionist interests in the region.

Source: AFP