EMIR OF QATAR: WORLD’S SILENCE OVER ISRAELI TERRORISM “BIG CRIME”

Doha, 17 Safar 1436/10 December 2014 (MINA) – The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani has said Israel’s illegal settlement policies and attacks on the sanctity of Al Aqsa Mosque and Occupied Jerusalem “contradict the international norms in their simplest sense.”

The Emir said that such aggressions make it imperative on the Arab countries and the international community to assume their responsibility towards Palestine, The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting, Wednesday.

The statement was delivered on Tuesday evening during the 35th session of the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held on the backdrop of the complicated and delicate international and regional circumstances.

Israel’s aggression and terrorism in the occupied Palestinian territories along with its continuing violations of human rights and the persecution of Palestinians through its apartheid policy will have grave consequences on the region, turning the-two state solution, into an “unviable slogan,” he added.

Emir Tamim said the Arab and Islamic worlds should take a serious stand to defend Islamic holy shrines in Occupied Jerusalem and provide further support for the people of Palestine.

He slammed the silence maintained by the international community over Israel’s terrorism as “a big crime against humanity.”

He called on the international community to pressure the Israeli occupation to observe the international legitimacy resolutions in an attempt to end Palestinians’ agony and thwart Israel’s Judaization plots in Occupied Jerusalem.(T/P008/R03)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)