OIC urges member states to impose sanctions on Israeli regime
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called on the member states to impose sanctions on the Israeli regime and halt the export of weapons to the regime amid its genocidal war against the besieged Gaza Strip.
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The Islamic body, in its final communique dubbed the Banjul Declaration, urged the members to “exercise diplomatic, political and legal pressure and to take any deterrent measures” to stop the crimes by the Israeli regime and its ongoing genocidal war against the Palestinian people.
The 15th meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation entitled "Enhancing Unity and Solidarity through Dialogue for Sustainable Development" was held in the Gambian capital Banjul with the issue of Palestine and the ongoing Israeli onslaughts against Gaza Strip on top of the agenda.
The final communique also urged for “an immediate, permanent and unconditional ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip where 212 days of unabated bombings have left nearly 34,700 civilians killed, most of them women and children.
Under the slogan “Strengthening unity and solidarity through dialogue for sustainable development”, participants in the summit called on the members to take all measures to protect the Islamic identity of Al-Quds, occupied East Jerusalem, from ongoing Israeli attempts to Judaize the city.
The participants also affirmed support for all efforts aimed at expanding global recognition of the State of Palestine, enabling it to obtain membership in the United Nations as well as the legal measures in confrontation with the Israeli occupation regime.
The summit called on the international community to criminalize Israel’s apartheid policies and called on member states to take the necessary measures that would strengthen the steadfastness of the Palestinian people on their land.
The media also cited OIC sources saying that the organization had urged its members to intervene in the case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.
The 15th Islamic Summit Conference of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) commenced its deliberation in Banjul, the capital of The Gambia, in the presence of the senior officials, heads of states, governments of the OIC member States, and also high-level dignitaries from non-member states.
