The Council of Arab Foreign Ministers, which held an emergency meeting in Cairo Thursday, hailed the efforts made by King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al Quds Committee, to protect the holy city. The Arab officials commended King Mohammed VI, chairman of the Al Quds Committee, for his tireless efforts to protect the city of Al Quds and its holy shrines and to support the Palestinian people. They said the US decision would encourage Israel to carry on its violence against the Palestinians. Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hosting Muslim leaders for a summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to condemn Israel over the killing of scores of Gaza protesters. During the six-weeks of demonstrations which organizers have called “the Great March of Return,” thousands of Palestinians have converged at the border to protest the long-standing blockade of the enclave.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 18, 2018 18:00 UTC