Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said at the extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Friday that there must be an Arab consensus on the centralization of the Palestinian issue.
No peace in the Middle East without resolving Palestinian issue and without East Jerusalem as capital to Palestine he said.
Speaking at the conference the Qatari Emir said the Palestinian cause had “become a symbol for oppressed peoples everywhere” and condemned Israel for “brutal massacre” of peaceful demonstrators.
“Who among us does not know the declared siege forced on Gaza Strip and collective punishment against its population?” the Emir said.
“The Gaza Strip has been transformed into a large concentration camp for millions of people who are deprived of their most basic rights to travel education work and medical treatment.
“When their sons take arms they are called terrorists and when they stage peaceful demonstrations they are called extremists and are shot dead with live ammunition.”
Late on Friday the OIC issued a final communique calling on the United Nations to form an international investigation into the killings in Gaza; the creation of an international protection force for Palestinians and for the OIC to place economic restrictions on any countries companies or individuals who recognize Israel’s annexation of Jerusalem.
