The State of Palestine has strongly condemned Fiji’s decision to open an embassy in Jerusalem, calling it a violation of international law and a blow to efforts toward peace in the Middle East.
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka officially opened Fiji’s new embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar.
In a statement posted on social media platform X, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs described Fiji’s move as “an assault against the Palestinian people and a blatant violation of international law and legitimate international resolutions.”
The ministry said the embassy opening poses “a direct threat” to the internationally backed two-state solution and undermines global efforts to achieve peace.
“It reaffirms that all Israeli measures in Jerusalem are null and void and lack any legitimacy under international law,” the statement said, calling on Fiji to reverse its decision.
Palestinians see East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state, based on United Nations resolutions that reject Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem since 1967 and its annexation of the city in 1980.
While a handful of countries, including the United States, Guatemala, Honduras, Kosovo, Papua New Guinea and Paraguay, have opened embassies in Jerusalem, most nations continue to maintain their diplomatic missions in Tel Aviv in line with international consensus.
Fiji is now among the few to break with that global position.
