Date: 08/09/2017
The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen, condemned strongly the decision of the Israeli occupation authorities to ratify the construction of 4000 new settlement units in the occupied city of Al-Quds, stating that settlements built on the occupied territory of the State of Palestine are illegitimate by virtue of international law and relevant UN resolutions.
Al-Othaimeen warned against the serious impact of the decision of the Israeli occupation authority to set up a council for the administration of the affairs of settlers in Hebron, considering the decision a serious precedent aimed at consecrating settlement and imposing discriminatory regulations as part of the Israeli occupation’s plans to judaize the old town of Hebron. He added that continued Israeli settlement activities are an open aggression on the rights of the Palestinian people and reflect the insistence of Israel, the occupation power, on its policies designed to undermine international efforts to achieve the two-state solution.
Al-Othaimeen reiterated its call on the UN Security Council to assume its responsibilities in Hebron and compel Israel, the occupation power, to respect its international commitments and halt its settlement policies considered as a crime against humanity that must be brought to an end.
Document Sources: Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Subject: Hebron, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Jerusalem, Legal issues, Occupation, Settlements
Publication Date: 08/09/2017
URL source: http://www.oic-oci.org/topic/?t_id=15736&ref=6972&lan=en