Kuwaiti National Assembly (parliament) Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi said on Monday that it is imperative for all Arab and Muslim nations to unite now more than ever.

“Without unity, the Muslims will never be able to face the urgent challenges posed by the incidents in Jerusalem,” Al-Khorafi told reporters here after inaugurating the Global Forum of Islamist Parliamentarians.

“There is not difference of views among the Muslim nations as per vital issues on top of which is the liberation of Palestine,” he noted. Al-Khorafi expressed hope that the forum, being hosted by Kuwait between Nov 2 and 4, would provide a platform for an open dialogue among Islamist parliamentarians and lead to practical solutions of inter-Palestinian disputes.

“The Palestinians must to double efforts to restore unity which is the only way to strengthen their stance in the face of the Israeli barbarism,” he urged.

He expressed regret over the current differences among the Palestinian factions and some Arab and Muslim nations. “I put it honestly; without unity among our brothers in the occupied Palestinian territories, we can never move forward to liberate Jerusalem,” he made clear.