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Arab League condemns Israeli racist policies in Jerusalem

CAIRO, Jan 9 (KUNA) -- The Arab League condemned Sunday the continuing Israeli racist violations and policies against the Palestinians in Jerusalem.
Israel continues to demolish and erase sites of cultural and spiritual significance to Palestinians, said a statement by the Arab League, adding that this arouses big question marks over Israel's abiding by the UN charter, the resolutions of international legitimacy and the international law.
"Israel is bent on imposing its laws on Palestinian property without any respect to international norms which call for the protection of such sites," stated the Arab League'statement which called on UNESCO and other organizations to take serious measures to prevent such violations.
The UNSC and the International Quartet are responsible for preventing the occurrence of such crimes, said the statement.
On another level, the Arab League welcomed Chile's recognition of the Palestinian state with Secretary General of the League Amr Moussa lauding the step as a positive one towards achieving the Palestinian dream of forming a state within the 1967 borders. (end) mfm.gta KUNA 091909 Jan 11NNNN