Ihsanoglu: We strongly reject all Israel's attempts to Judaize Occupied Jerusalem

[ 23/05/2009 - 10:54 AM ]

DAMASCUS, (PIC)--

Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the secretary-general of the organization of the Islamic conference, on Friday strongly denounced the Israeli occupation’s escalations to Judaize occupied Jerusalem, urging the Islamic nation to support the holy city and its people politically and financially.

In a press conference held on the eve of the meeting of foreign ministers of Islamic states in Damascus, Dr. Ihsanoglu stressed that Jerusalem needs now Muslims’ support more than ever before.

He pointed out that the organization would work on establishing health, educational, cultural and other projects in Jerusalem to reinforce the steadfastness of the Palestinian people.

In another related context, Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, the head of the international federation of Muslim scholars, called Friday at the opening session of the international popular conference for the support of Palestine held in Istanbul for pooling the efforts throughout the world to support the Palestinian cause.

Dr. Qaradawi underlined that the conference is aimed to make different efforts and forces coalesce into one united body in order to support Palestine more effectively.

He hailed the Palestinian people for their fortitude and patience for the ordeals that beset them especially during the last Israeli war.

The scholar also spoke at length about the escalating Zionist threats against the holy city and its indigenous people.       

He highlighted that supporting Palestine is not charity or a voluntary work, but it is an obligation on all Muslims, calling for supporting and backing the Palestinian resistance against the Israeli occupation.

Extremist Jewish Israeli groups make prayers to the south of the Aqsa Mosque

[ 22/05/2009 - 08:40 PM ]

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)--

Extremist Jewish Israeli groups gathered on Thursday night at a dig to the south of the Aqsa Mosque and performed Jewish rituals.

Al-Quds International Institution said that participants raised Israeli flags, sang "united Jerusalem" aloud  and called for the destruction of the Aqsa Mosque to build their alleged temple in its place.

This rally coincided with the anniversary of the Israeli occupation decision to annex east Jerusalem.

Extremist Jewish groups had announced ahead of this anniversary their intentions to carry out activities to mark the occasion especially around the Aqsa Mosque, the Buraq wall and Jewish settlements in the old city.

Such rallies are usually noisy and accompanied by attacks on Palestinians and their shops in Jerusalem.