Arab League chief anticipates establishment of Palestinian state

League of Arab States Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, in an interview with China Media Group (CMG) aired on Friday, said he hopes to see the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in and beyond his tenure.

Aboul-Gheit, 83, will end his second five-year term in July 2026. The Arab League chief said the toughest situation that he has ever dealt with during his position as the secretary-general of the Arab League for almost 10 years is that Palestinians endure continuous aggression.

"I have had many many issues that tormented me, but the most important and the problem that is always facing us is the Israeli behavior towards the Palestinians. The Israelis are acting in a violent, continuous violence against the Palestinians. And the sense of superiority and the sense of extremism against the Palestinians [are] unprecedented in the annals of history," he said.

The Arab League chief said he is keen to see the establishment of a Palestinian state and the realization of the Palestinian people's legitimate rights and interests.

League of Arab States (LAS) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit said the Arab world remains committed to a non-aligned foreign policy amid shifting global power dynamics.

In an interview with China Media Group (CMG) that aired on Friday, Aboul-Gheit, who has visited China six times, said non-alignment has long guided the Arab League's diplomatic stance, tracing back to its early days.

"We adopted that the Arab League is composed of 22 countries. But not all of them were independent in 1945, only seven. The seven agreed on a certain path that was embracing non-alignment. And since the establishment of the movement, the non-aligned movement in 1961, or let's say, since the Bandung Summit in 1955 in Indonesia, the Arab League was following non-alignment between the Western world and the Soviet bloc," said the secretary-general.