A global Muslim body called Monday for a ban on products from Israeli settlements in the occupied territories and pledged full support for the “inalienable rights” of the Palestinians.
The call came at the end of an Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, which brought together representatives from 57 states.
An OIC resolution urged “member states and the wider international community to ban products produced in or by illegal Israeli settlements from their markets.”
However, the move was not binding on member states.
Settlements refer to Jewish communities built in areas occupied by Israel since 1967. Such settlements are illegal under international law and major stumbling blocks to peace efforts, with those in the West Bank and East Jerusalem built on land which Palestinians see as part of their future state.
At the end of Monday’s summit, the OIC also pledged “full support to the political, diplomatic and legal efforts” to ensure the Palestinians achieved their “inalienable rights.”
The Jakarta meeting was attended by leaders including Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Sudanese President Omar Bashir.
Source: Arab News