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Sat 08 Apr 2023 11:05 am - Jerusalem Time

Updated || The "Islamic Cooperation" warns of the continuation of the serious occupation attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation warned of the consequences of the continued attacks of the Israeli occupation authorities, their officials, and settlers on the sanctity of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque , including provocations, continuous abuses, and serious daily assaults and incursions.


This came during the final statement issued by the extraordinary meeting of the open-ended executive committee of the organization, which was held at its general headquarters in Jeddah, today, Saturday, to discuss the continuation of the Israeli attacks on the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, at the invitation of the State of Palestine and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in coordination and consultation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.


In its statement, the organization considered that what is happening is a gross violation of international law, and an unprecedented tampering with the existing historical and legal situation, in an attempt to perpetuate the temporal and spatial division of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.


She affirmed that the Israeli occupation has no sovereignty over any part of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Qudsi Al-Sharif, and that Muslim worshipers have the absolute right to pray freely and safely in and around it, at any time, without any hindrance or violence.


All the resolutions issued by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation related to the issue of Palestine and Jerusalem affirmed the central nature of the issue of Palestine, with Jerusalem and its sanctities at its heart, for the entire Islamic Ummah, and the eternal connection of Muslims all over the world to the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, the first of the two qiblahs and the third of the Two Holy Mosques.


It stressed the Arab and Islamic identity of occupied East Jerusalem, the capital of the State of Palestine, and refused to prejudice it in any way.


It condemned "in the strongest terms the dangerous escalation of the Israeli occupation forces and terrorist colonizers by repeatedly storming the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Qudsi Al-Sharif, during the blessed month of Ramadan, which reached, on the night of the 14th of Ramadan, a brutal attack on worshipers and those who are secluded in its courtyards while performing their prayers and rituals, including women." and children, and led to the injury and arrest of hundreds of them, and damaged the Al-Qibli prayer hall, which is a provocation to the feelings of Muslims all over the world and an assault on the existing legal and historical situation and a serious violation of international law and relevant United Nations resolutions.


In its statement, the organization held Israel, the occupying Power, responsible for the consequences of these dangerous and provocative actions of the racist Israeli government, as it continues to seek, through systematic brutal attacks, deliberate provocation and repeated incitement, to inflame the situation and provoke a religious confrontation with unimaginable consequences.


It warned of the repercussions of this on international peace and security, calling on the international community, and specifically the Security Council, in its capacity as responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security, to shoulder its responsibilities and take urgent action to take the necessary measures to deter and stop the dangerous Israeli escalation and with it all other illegal and provocative measures and policies. It harms the occupied city of Jerusalem and the sanctity of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Qudsi Al-Sharif, without selectivity or double standards.


It appreciated the positions of the countries that expressed their rejection and condemnation of the provocative and aggressive Israeli incursions into the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, calling on them to take practical steps, including imposing sanctions on the Israeli colonial regime, to stop these practices and all its illegal procedures and policies.


In this context, the Islamic Cooperation stressed the responsibility of the states parties to the Geneva Conventions to hold Israel, the illegal colonial occupying power, accountable for all its violations of international humanitarian law, whether by its government officials, military forces, or extremist colonialists.


And she saluted the Palestinian people who are steadfast in the city of Jerusalem, affirming her standing with them and supporting their heroic steadfastness in all possible ways, as well as the sovereignty of the Palestinian people over Jerusalem and all its holy places and the old town of Jerusalem and its walls, and that all measures taken or intended to be taken by the colonial occupation authorities Israeli actions intended to change the character and legal status of the city or its demographic composition are null and void and have no legal effect.


The historical Jordanian Hashemite Custodianship over the Islamic and Christian holy places in the city of Jerusalem, and its role in protecting these sanctities and preserving the existing legal and historical situation in them, confirmed that the Jerusalem Endowments and Affairs of the Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Qudsi Al-Sharif affiliated to the Jordanian Ministry of Endowments, Islamic Affairs and Holy Sites is the authority authorized to manage Al-Aqsa affairs.


And she stressed the importance of the role of the Jerusalem Committee headed by Moroccan King Mohammed VI in confronting the dangerous policies implemented by the Israeli occupation authorities in Jerusalem, to change the identity of the city and its legal status, as well as its demographic, cultural and historical composition, appreciating the role played by the Beit Mal Jerusalem Agency.


The organization called on member states, and its general secretariat, to take urgent action to confront these serious attacks, to activate the mechanisms stipulated in its relevant resolutions, to act at all levels, and to send urgent messages to the concerned international bodies, including the Security Council, reflecting the organization's positions in this regard.


And called for the provision of international protection for the Palestinian people and the occupied city of Jerusalem and its sanctities, specifically the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Qudsi Al-Sharif, in the face of illegal attempts to change the current legal and historical situation.


She reaffirmed the importance of continuing coordination and cooperation among the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the League of Arab States, and the African Union in order to protect the occupied city of Jerusalem from the systematic Israeli policies and attacks.


The group of ambassadors of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation called for action and conveying the contents of this statement to the capitals of influential countries around the world.

The organization urged the Islamic Group in the relevant international organizations to take action and initiate the necessary consultations and measures to confront and stop the systematic Israeli attacks in the occupied city of Jerusalem.


At the end of her statement, she stressed her continued follow-up of all developments related to the city of Jerusalem, specifically the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Haram Al-Sharif, and to take the appropriate steps in this regard, as stipulated in the decisions of the Islamic summits and the councils of foreign ministers.


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Updated || The "Islamic Cooperation" warns of the continuation of the serious occupation attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque