The United States has “disqualified” itself from the Middle East peace process by recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said.
Mr Abbas said the US was “no longer an honest mediator” and said his government “will not accept any plan put forward” by Washington.
Speaking through a translator at a joint news conference French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, he also condemned Donald Trump’s threat to cut off financial aid to countries that criticised his administration.
The United Nations General Assembly voted by 128 to nine to declare Washington’s controversial decision on the status of Jerusalem “null and void”, an outcome a spokesman for Mr Abbas described as “a victory for Palestine”.
Mr Macron reiterated that France remained committed to a “two-state” solution in which Israel and Palestine peacefully co-exist side-by-side.
He added that France would recognise a Palestinian state “at the right time”, and not under pressure.
