Palestinians have the right to Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem as their capital, Saudi King Salman said today, echoing calls at an Islamic summit in Istanbul from which he had stayed away."The kingdom has called for a political solution to resolve regional crises, foremost of which is the Palestinian issue and the restoration of the Palestinian people's legitimate rights , including the right to establish their independent state with east Jerusalem as its capital," the king said.Salman's address to the kingdom's Consultative Council came as the world's main pan-Islamic body held an emergency summit in Istanbul in response to last week's US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel 's capital.