The head of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Saturday warned that Israel’s “crimes” in occupied East Jerusalem feed violence, tension, and instability in the region. The OIC chief held Israel fully responsible for “the implications of these dangerous crimes and violations which are capable of stoking violence, tension, instability, and insecurity in the region”. Palestinians accuse Israel of systematically working to Judaize East Jerusalem, where Al-Aqsa is located, and obliterate its Arab and Islamic identity. For Muslims, Al-Aqsa represents the world's third-holiest site. Israel occupied East Jerusalem during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.

Source: The Express Tribune April 08, 2023 23:18 UTC