MECCA (Halbeeg News) – The member states of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have said they will take appropriate measures against all states that moved embassy to Jerusalem as recognition of the capital of Israel.
In a joint statement at the end of a summit of the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the leaders called on countries that have moved their embassies to Jerusalem to rethink their strategy.
The statement said the move constitutes “a serious violation of international law and international legitimacy”.
The OIC urged member countries to take “appropriate measures” against countries that move their embassies to Jerusalem.
US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017, breaking with decades of established protocol, and in May 2018 transferred the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Guatemala followed suit soon afterward.
“The Palestinian people have the right to achieve their inalienable national rights, including their right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian state,” the final statement said.
Both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital, and the US move was roundly condemned by Palestinians who said the US could no longer portray itself as a neutral mediator between the two sides.
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