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UAE crown prince: We are still committed to establishing Palestinian state

The Abu Dhabi crown prince said on Monday that the United Arab Emirates is committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital, Dubai-based Al Arabiya TV reported.

In a statement read by UAE's foreign minister, Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan said to the Palestinian community in the country that the normalization deal with Israel was a sovereign decision in the favor of peace.

"Peace is a strategic choice, but not at the expense of the Palestinian cause," he said according to Al Arabiya.