MAKKAH: The Muslim World League (MWL) has strongly condemned Israel’s E1 settlement plan and related settlement activities in occupied East Jerusalem, warning that the measures threaten the prospects of establishing an independent Palestinian state.
In a statement issued by the MWL General Secretariat, Secretary-General Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa denounced the plan and broader Israeli settlement policies in the occupied Palestinian territories, as well as what he described as Israel’s support for and protection of settler violence against Palestinians and their property.
He said the measures formed part of Israel’s continued violations of international law and relevant international resolutions and undermined efforts to achieve peace.
He stressed the urgent need for the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities to immediately halt all acts of violence, violations, settlement policies, and other measures aimed at altering the geographic and demographic character of the occupied Palestinian territories.
Al-Issa called on the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities and take immediate steps to halt violence, violations, settlement activity and other measures aimed at changing the geographic and demographic character of the occupied Palestinian territories.
He also welcomed a joint statement by the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, Egypt, Pakistan, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia on the issue.
The MWL chief praised their solidarity with the Palestinian people and support for their legitimate rights, particularly the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian state.
He said a two-state solution based on relevant international resolutions remained the only path towards achieving a just and lasting peace in the region.
