Ramallah, September 08 (QNA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned Nauru’s decision to open an embassy in occupied Jerusalem, saying the move constitutes an assault on the Palestinian people and their legitimate rights.
The ministry said the decision serves to entrench the Israeli occupation and its unlawful policies, undermines international consensus, and disregards international legitimacy resolutions governing the legal and historical status of Jerusalem.
It stressed that establishing an embassy in occupied Jerusalem is a direct challenge to the international community’s longstanding position on the city and violates UN resolutions, particularly Security Council Resolutions 476 and 478. 
The move, it added, encourages Israel to pursue its colonial policies and continue crimes and violations against the Palestinian people, while lending legitimacy to efforts to impose an illegal reality in Jerusalem.
The ministry urged friendly and allied countries, along with regional and international organizations, to assume their responsibilities by rejecting measures that entrench the occupation or legitimize Israel’s unlawful control over Jerusalem.
It further called for protecting the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and supporting efforts to end the occupation and establish an independent State of Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital. (QNA)