REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) should urge the UN to completely end Israeli aggression against the sanctity of al-Aqsa Mosque and the closure of its doors to worshipers.

"The government of Indonesia should urge the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution to save the al-Aqsa Mosque compound," Commission I Chairman Abdul Kharis Almasyhari noted here on Friday.

Israel had earlier decided to remove metal detectors that it had placed at the entrance to the mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. However, Israel replaced them with more advanced surveillance cameras, which were later also removed following rejection and condemnation by Palestinians and other Muslims all over the world.

He condemned the violence committed by Israeli security forces in the al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee stated that the al-Aqsa Mosque is an Islamic place of worship and an international cultural heritage site.

Hence, Israel's actions in the al-Aqsa Mosque should be stopped.

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The Indonesian government and people have always supported the Palestinian struggle to become an independent state.

Indonesia, during the UN Security Council open debate in New York, on Tuesday, had earlier called on the international society to support and protect the Palestinians' right to worship following the crisis at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, Palestine.

Israel has limited Palestinian Muslim worshipers' access to the mosque. However, the Israeli measures have angered Palestinians and the Muslim world, which view them as an attempt by Israel to claim further control over the compound, which is the third-holiest site in Islam and the holiest site for Jews.

Daily clashes have erupted between Palestinians and Israeli security forces since the installation of detectors, resulting in the deaths of five Palestinians in the past week.

It was reported that the Israeli forces had removed metal detectors from the entrance of al-Aqsa.

However, Marsudi has urged the Indonesian ambassador in Amman, Jordan, to follow the developments and look for information on different barriers that might restrict Palestinian Muslims' access to the al-Aqsa Mosque.

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