Iran Press/Middle East: In a statement carried by Arabic-language Lua Lua TV network on Monday, Sheikh Isa Qassim stressed the Palestinians' outright rejection of the so-called 'deal of the century.'
According to Iran Press, he also slammed the American deal as 'a crime' against Palestinians as well as “an unjust liquidation of the Palestinian cause and a serious conspiracy on earth.”
The US-made plan is “a transaction of humiliation and disgrace” because it attempts to exchange the Palestinian “nation, land, sanctity, religion, unity, and even its presence with...a handful of money,” Bahrain’s top Shia cleric added.
Sheikh Isa Qassim further called on the Palestinian people to exercise vigilance and resistance against the plan, which he said would only bring shame to its supporters.
The so-called 'deal of the century,' drawn up by the administration of US President Donald Trump, is said to hugely favor Israel.
Palestinians have already rejected the initiative as 'the slap of the century.' The US is set to unveil the 'economic component' of the deal during a conference in Bahrain to be held on June 25-26, a forum already boycotted by all Palestinian factions.
Meanwhile, China and Russia will not participate in the international summit on the Palestinian economy in Bahrain in June, the secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) executive committee said on Monday.
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