Arab League says Israel using war with Iran to prevent Palestinian statehood 

League of Arab States representative to the UN, Maged Abdelaziz, on Saturday, said that through escalation against Iran, Israel is seeking to evade ending its occupation of Palestine and to prevent the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.

Addressing the UN Security Council, Abdelaziz said: “The Security Council convenes today at a pivotal moment in the history of the United Nations, a moment that unfortunately represents a glaring failure of the multilateral international system, a failure the League of Arab States has long warned against." 

“Israel seeks, through this escalation, to evade ending its occupation of Palestinian territories, to prevent the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and to obstruct Palestine's admission to the UN in implementation of the two-state solution and the core principles of international legitimacy,” he added.