A senior Palestinian official sharply condemned Israel for holding the weekly cabinet meeting in the Kosel Tunnels.

The Cabinet met Sunday in tunnels for a special session marking the 50th anniversary of Israel’s capture of the Kosel from Jordanian hands in the Six Day War.

Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat called the meeting a “provocation” that sent a “clear message to the Palestinian people.”

He adds that the meeting, held in �occupied East Jerusalem,� sends �a clear message to the Palestinian people that the systematic violations of their inalienable rights are going to continue.�

(AP)