OIC Parliamentary Union condemns Israel practices, terrorism
The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) second parliamentary conference stressed that permanent and comprehensive peace would not be realised unless Israel withdraw from the Arab lands it occupied since 1967, especially Jerusalem.
In the final communique issued on Friday, the OIC Parliamentary Conference stressed that democracy based on consultations and solidarity among the Islamic community are the best ways to work out issues of the Islamic countries.
The communique denounced the continued Israeli violations of all international legitimacy resolutions and human rights conventions as well as the repressive policy practiced by the Israelis against Palestinians.
It urged the international community to provide international protection for the Palestinians against the brutal Israeli practices.
The conferees urged the Islamic governments and nations to stop any political, economic or military contacts with Israel.
The conference called for sending a delegation from parliaments in Islamic countries to the US and the European Parliament to explain the situation adopted by the conference and on ad hoc committee to prepare the legal, political and media framework of supporting the Palestinian Intifada.
The conference highlighted the urgent need for devising ways to lessen the negative effects of globalization on the economies of the Islamic world.
The statement reiterated the importance of facing challenges imposed by globalization through the participation of the developing countries and the countries tin economic transition in the decision making on the international level.
The communique also denounced the terrorist operations carried out against vital installations in the US September 11.
They offered their condolences to the victims of these terrorist attacks who belong to various countries.
The statement strongly denounced terrorism in all its forms and called for differentiating between the organized terrorism and resistance against the foreign occupation as in the case of the occupied Arab terraces.
