The Arab League adopted on Tuesday a resolution that calls on Australia and Brazil to “respect international law” on the status of Jerusalem. It decided to dispatch a "high-ranking delegation" to Brazil and Australia to inform officials there on the need to "abide by international law" concerning the disputed holy city. The decision was taken at an extraordinary meeting at the Leagues Cairo headquarters attended by delegates from member countries, reported AFP. It comes after Brazils president-elect Jair Bolsonaro announced in November his intention to move his countrys embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. And on Saturday Australia announced its recognition of west Jerusalem as Israels capital, although a contentious embassy shift from Tel Aviv will not occur until a peace settlement is achieved The Arab League also called on the UN Security Council to "assume its responsibilities by putting pressure on Israel... and stop its aggression against the Palestinian people". Both Israel and the Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital. Israel seized east Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War and later annexed it, declaring the entire city its "eternal and indivisible capital", in a move not recognized by most of the international community. Palestinians claim the eastern part as the capital of a future Palestinian state. The Palestinian leadership has slammed Australia and Brazil over their plans. In December the US administration of President Donald Trump decided to move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and declared the city Israels capital. The embassy was transferred in May in a move that sparked outrage in across the Arab and Muslim world. Most countries have avoided moving their embassies to Jerusalem to avoid hindering peace talks on the citys final status. Israel has carried out a string of operations in recent weeks after deadly attacks in the West Bank, also occupied by Israel since 1967. In response, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to "legalize" thousands of settlement homes considered unlawfully built, even by Israel, said AFP.