Palestine National Council (PNC) considered Bahrain-Israel normalization agreement, under US sponsorship, is a “blatant violation of Arab and Islamic consensus decisions regarding the Palestinian cause, and a flagrant violation of the rights of our people and their sacred cause, the rights of the Arab and Islamic nations in Palestine, and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.”
In a statement issued today, Saturday, PNC condemned the normalization agreement between Bahrain and Israel the occupying state, in exchange for the claim that the agreement achieves security and peace in the region and contributes to solving the Palestinian issue. PNC clarified that this agreement constitutes a threat to Arab national security in favor of the Israeli colonial project, and hideous abuse by Trump Administration of the conditions of weakness and the Arab fragmentation.
"Peace, security and prosperity in the region will not be achieved without the establishment of the State of Palestine, with full sovereignty, with Jerusalem as its capital, the withdrawal from all occupied Arab lands in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions, and the return of Palestinian refugees in accordance with the UN Resolution 194." PNC affirmed.
The condition for normalizing Arab relations with Israel and establishing peace with it is only through practical commitment to the Arab peace initiative, on which the Arab kings and presidents unanimously agreed, and to support the Palestinian cause as the central cause of the Arab nation, PNC added.
PNC continued that standing by the Palestinian people means adhering to the resolutions of international legitimacy and the decisions of the Arab and Islamic summits, and not contributing to the implementation of the "Deal of the Century" and its proposals to legitimize the occupation of Jerusalem, settlements and annexation, and granting it sovereignty over Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the Islamic and Christian holy sites.
PNC also affirmed what was stated in the Palestinian leadership’s statement issued yesterday, Friday, regarding Bahrain-Israel agreement, stressing that it only serves Trump Administration and the Israeli occupation, its colonial projects in Palestine and its ambitions in the Arab world.
PNC called on the heads of the Arab Parliamentary Union, the Arab Parliament, the Union of Islamic Parliaments, and the Arab and Islamic parliaments to condemn and reject this agreement, and to confront the leaving away of an Arab state from the principles of the Arab and Islamic nations, and demand Bahrain to immediately withdraw from this agreement.
No party has the right to speak on behalf of Palestinian people, PNC affirmed, stressing that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) - headed by President Mahmoud Abbas - is the sole legitimate representative of Palestinians and is the trustee of the people’s rights.
PNC considered that what Bahrain has done does not represent the original position of the brotherly Bahraini people and their free will, which was expressed by its civil societies and their liberals in rejecting normalization with the Israeli occupation and defending the rights of Palestinian people.
The Council renewed its full confidence in the Arab and Islamic peoples and their rejection of such agreements, and to continue their commitment to Palestine and support the struggle of Palestinian people to regain their full rights. Palestine will continue to be the prelude of defending the interests and rights of our Arab nation.
The best response to this rush towards normalization with the Israeli occupation and the protection of our rights is to move forward with vigorous and accelerating steps towards achieving the Palestinian reconciliation and embodying national unity, PNC confirmed, to continuing the path of struggle and persistency until the end of the occupation.