The UN and European members of the Security Council on Thursday April 22 called on Israel to allow Palestinians living in East Jerusalem to vote in the Palestinian legislative elections on May 22, stressing the need for a "
free, fair
" ballot.
and inclusive
”.
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It is very important that the Palestinians, in all parts of the occupied Palestinian territories, are able to participate in this very important democratic process
", underlined the spokesperson of the UN, Stéphane Dujarric, questioned during his point -Daily press on Israel's refusal to allow a ballot in East Jerusalem, which the Hebrew state annexed in 1967. “
It is very important that all those who have the right to participate, all Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territories , can vote,
”he insisted, specifying that this had been the position defended in the morning by the UN during a monthly session of the Security Council devoted to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
In a joint declaration at the end of this meeting, Estonia, France and Ireland, three countries currently members of the Security Council, joined by Germany and Belgium, ex-members, also called for that the election can be held in East Jerusalem. "
We call on the Israeli authorities to facilitate the holding of elections throughout the Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, in accordance with the commitments made in the Oslo accords, and to facilitate the participation of international observers throughout the territory. Palestinian, including East Jerusalem
”, underlines the European declaration. "
We are ready to support free, fair and inclusive elections throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and welcome the constructive engagement of Palestinian factions
”in this perspective, the text said.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who could lose the presidential election according to various polls, said the elections could not take place without the participation of some 6,300 Palestinians in East Jerusalem.
On Monday, the Palestinian Election Commission said the majority of Palestinians in East Jerusalem could vote in offices on the outskirts of Jerusalem, towards the West Bank.
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