REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, RIYADH -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an emergency meeting in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday, to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian violence in Jerusalem, a report said Sunday.
Foreign ministers of the OIC member states will discuss the issues of continuing to support Muslims in Jerusalem to preserve their identity and the Islamic sacred sites, including the Al Aqsa Mosque, in light of recent Israeli restrictions on the Muslims' entry to the mosque, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The meeting will also send "a unified message" to the international community by the Muslim World, to demand Israel respect the UN resolutions, the Geneva Conventions and all resolutions on the Palestinian issue and Al Aqsa Mosque, which is an integral part of the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since 1967, the report added.
The OIC has already held an emergency meeting of the permanent representatives of its member states last Monday to discuss the latest Israeli-Palestinian violence.
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On July 20, the OIC also held an international conference in Baku, Azerbaijan with the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, to discuss the situation in Jerusalem.
Violent clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli security forces since July 14 after Israel imposed security measures at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam and the holiest site for Jews, in the wake of a deadly shooting incident.
These measures, including installation of metal detectors and cameras at the compound's entrances, were regarded as an attempt by Israel to claim further control over the holy site, managed by Jordanian religious authorities.
Under international pressure, Israel has removed all security measures at the entrances to the compound, while continuing to ban Palestinian Muslims under 50 from access to the Al Aqsa mosque for prayers.
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