Palestine condemns Nauru's embassy decision in occupied Jerusalem, demands reversal

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry described Nauru's decision to open an embassy to Israel in occupied East Jerusalem as a violation of international law. The ministry said the move is an attack on the Palestinian people and called for it to be reversed.

Scraper SystemJuly 22, 2026, 09:01 PM

Palestine condemns Nauru's embassy decision in occupied Jerusalem, demands reversal

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the Nauru government's decision to open an embassy to Israel in occupied East Jerusalem. The ministry described the decision as "an attack on the Palestinian people and their rights" and called on Nauru to reverse it.

In a written statement, the ministry said it condemned "in the strongest terms" the Nauru Cabinet's decision to open an embassy "in occupied Jerusalem with the Israeli occupation authorities." The statement stressed that the move is "a clear violation of international law and international legitimacy resolutions."

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry warned the Nauru government not to follow Israel's steps in the occupied city. It noted that all steps taken by Israel in occupied Jerusalem are "null and void" under international law and United Nations resolutions, and will have no legal consequences.

The statement said that "recognizing occupied Jerusalem as Israel's capital or moving or opening diplomatic missions there constitutes a violation of international legal obligations and United Nations Security Council resolutions 476 and 478." It added that such steps undermine the international consensus on the city's legal and historical status and encourage Israel to continue its settlement policies.

The ministry called on the Nauru government to abide by international law and UN resolutions, saying this would "preserve opportunities for achieving peace based on ending the Israeli occupation and establishing an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital." It also invited regional and international organizations and friendly and brotherly countries to assume their responsibility to protect the rights of the Palestinian people, especially regarding the legal status of Jerusalem.

Meanwhile, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced the same day that Nauru is preparing to open an embassy in occupied Jerusalem. Saar said the island nation's cabinet made the decision last month, and that the embassy would be the tenth in Jerusalem and the fifth announced since he took office in November 2024.

Claiming that Jerusalem is "Israel's capital," Saar said his ministry would provide the necessary support to open the embassy "as soon as possible."

The Palestinian Authority considers East Jerusalem, which Israel occupied in 1967 and annexed in 1980, as the capital of its state based on international legitimacy resolutions. Jerusalem currently hosts embassies of the United States, Guatemala, Honduras, Kosovo, Paraguay, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji, as well as the internationally unrecognized Somaliland. The vast majority of countries, however, refuse to move their embassies to the city, adhering to UN resolutions that view Jerusalem's status as a final-status issue.

Palestine condemns Nauru's embassy decision in occupied Jerusalem, demands reversal