International parliamentarians reject US peace plan in Jerusalem, Palestine

International parliamentarians have gathered in Malaysia to defend the city of Jerusalem as well as the Palestinians.

At the gathering which held on Sunday, the parliamentarians discussed Jerusalem and the US’ so-called Deal of Century Mideast peace plan.

During regional sessions titled “Towards an effective strategy to end the occupation of Israel,” Turkic parliamentarians from Turkey, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan spoke on the flashpoint city.

Hasan Turan, Chairman of the Turkish parliament’s Turkey-Palestine Friendship Group, noted that not just Muslims, but humanity opposes the persecution in Palestine.

“I listened to the speeches of deputies from Latin America at yesterday’s session. They’re not even Muslims, but they underlined that if needed, they would bear arms” for the cause,” Turan said.

Turan also added that about 128 countries have rejected US President Donald Trump’s so-called peace plan.

Trump’s so-called “Deal of the Century,” announced last month, refers to Jerusalem as “Israel’s undivided capital” and recognising Israeli sovereignty over large parts of the West Bank, including illegally built settlements.

Alpay Antmen, a deputy of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), said that the entire Turkish nation supports the Palestinian cause and that their human rights are being violated in Jerusalem.

Earlier today, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also sent a message to the conference, saying, “We do not recognize this US plan.”

Italian parliamentarian Michele Piras, representing Italy at the conference stated that, “Jerusalem is, of course, the capital of Palestine, but it is also the spiritual capital of the world and the capital of peace and dialogue.”

“Turkey and Italy can prepare an alternative peace plan for Palestine to counter Trump’s so-called peace plan. For this, we must ensure that Palestinians have their true freedom, that is, not only cultural but also economic independence,” he added.