Today, Saturday, the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) condemned the statements of French Prime Minister Jean Castix, in which he claimed that "Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the Jewish people."
And yesterday, Friday, the French official said - during his participation in the annual dinner of the "Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France" (CRIF) - that he will not stop saying that Jerusalem is the capital of the Jews.
In a statement, Hamas considered these statements a clear bias towards the Zionist occupation, and its adoption of its racist agenda and colonial policies against the Palestinian people.
Castix: I will not stop saying that Jerusalem is the capital of the Jews (Reuters)
She also made it clear that this statement is against the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and their usurped land, which are rejected and condemned by all international norms, charters and resolutions.
The Palestinian movement stated that these statements do not comply with the position of the European Union, of which France is one of its pillars, and indicated that these statements reflect the double standards pursued by the French government, as it incites the occupation to continue its crimes against the occupied city of Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian holy sites.
In December 2017, former US President Donald Trump announced the recognition of Jerusalem, both eastern and western, as the alleged capital of Israel, which the international community rejects.
The Palestinians insist on the establishment of a Palestinian state on the borders of the territories occupied by Israel in 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital.