Erdogan calls Islamic summit next week on Jerusalem

[BHarwana]

Jerusalem is home to several sites deemed holy by Jews, Christians and Muslims © AFP/File / AHMAD GHARABLI

By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, Ankara, Turkey, Dec 6 – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is calling a summit of the main pan-Islamic body in Istanbul on December 13 to discuss the expected US move to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, his spokesman said on Wednesday.

“In the face of developments that arouse sensitivity over the status of Jerusalem, Mr President is calling a leaders’ summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in order to display joint action among Islamic countries,” presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told reporters in Ankara.

He said the summit meeting would take place on December 13. There was no immediate confirmation from Muslim leaders if they would come.

Turkey currently holds the chairmanship of the OIC.

The recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the moving of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem — expected to be announced by President Donald Trump later Wednesday — would be a “grave mistake” against international agreements, Kalin warned.

“Jerusalem is our honour, Jerusalem is our common cause, Jerusalem is our red line,” he added, urging the Trump administration to “return from this grave mistake immediately”.

Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said the expected US move risked igniting a “fire” in the Middle East and will prove a “great disaster”.

The recognition will “throw the region and the world into a fire and it’s not known when it will end”, Bozdag, also government spokesman, wrote on Twitter.

Bozdag said such a step which showed “great intolerance and mindlessness” would “destroy the peace process”.

– ‘Chaos and instability’ –

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters in Brussels ahead of meeting US counterpart Rex Tillerson that the move is a “mistake” that “will not bring stability and peace but rather chaos and instability.”

Asked whether he would bring the issue up with Tillerson, the minister said: “I have already told him and I will tell him again.”

Erdogan had warned Tuesday that the status of Jerusalem is a “red line” for Muslims and could even prompt Turkey to cut ties with Israel.

The Turkish leader — who regards himself as a champion of the Palestinian cause — is due to hold talks later in Ankara with Jordanian King Abdullah II who is also a strong opponent of the move.

Last year, Turkey and Israel ended a rift triggered by Israel’s deadly storming in 2010 of a Gaza-bound ship that left 10 Turkish activists dead and led to a downgrading of diplomatic ties.

The two sides have since stepped up cooperation in particular in energy but Erdogan is still often bitterly critical of Israeli policy.

The United States supports a strong relationship between Turkey, the key Muslim member of NATO, and Israel, which is Washington’s main ally in the Middle East.



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[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Seems like a proper move I wanted to visit Palestine for long time myself as well

 

[Mr ambassador]

Will OIC members do trade with North Korea in response to this decision ?!

 

[BHarwana]

Pakistan sides with Turkey are Pakistan has declared it stands with OIC's statement on Jerusalem.

 

[GBU-28]

The Sultan is in his element. Nothing he likes more than to whip up Islamic rage.

 

[Mage]

So does the Eunuch Arab leaders have the balls to attend?

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

The UN resolution of 1947 clearly says there is an Israel state and a Palestine state. Just because Arabs attacked Israelis in 1947 doesn't mean Israelis can occupy all of the former Palestinian mandate. Two wrongs don't make a right.

 

[BHarwana]

So does the Eunuch Arab leaders have the balls to attend?

Don't know about Arab Pakistan stands with OIC.

 

[GBU-28]

The UN resolution of 1947 clearly says there is an Israel state and a Palestine state. Just because Arabs attacked Israelis in 1947 doesn't mean Israelis can occupy all of the former Palestinian mandate. Two wrongs don't make a right.

And 1967

And 1973

The palestinians rejected two states and rejected Jerusalem being a shared city under UN control.

The Jews agreed to both compromises.

Even Abbas admits it.

They tried to wipe out the Jews. They stated they were going to commit genocide.

 

[Mage]

Don't know about Arab Pakistan stands with OIC.

So will Pakistan attend? More importantly will this summit ever happen?

 

[Muhammed45]

The Sultan is in his element. Nothing he likes more than to whip up Islamic rage.

Sultan is handing over Turkyie to Muslims.




For you

I suggest to use this :

 

[hussain0216]

Believe it or not iran may be the biggest winner here

The U.S declaring Jerusalem as israels capital has no effect on the ground or legally, so tomorrow will be no different to today

but one of the biggest blights on the middle East is the U.S influence on arab nations

Prior to todays announcement the Saudis, Egypt even the wider GCC were all involved in a shadowy coming together of minds with both Saudi and israel taking the lead against IRAN


Israel in the past has relied on american prestige and influence to try and further its own goals in the middle east

for no good or reasonable reason Trump has decided to spend more American prestige on a dum declaration about Jerusalem that will needlessly inflame the arab and Muslim world and reignite anti israel emotions

so the recent detente between Arabs and israel gets derailed or sidelined at a minimum and allows iran to grandstand and stay on course

@Saif al-Arab The Saudis and other arabs now having been slapped again are stuck if they carry on israeli relations covertly they risk being found out at a emotional time and if they release too weak statements they get declared the dickless clowns they are whilst iran turkey etc take the lead


strange as it is snd although right wing in israel may want this
I dont think this does israel orvthe U.S or the arabs any favours and in fact messes things up for no good reason

 

[BHarwana]

So will Pakistan attend? More importantly will this summit ever happen?

We will Know in few hours after Trumps announcement.

 

[Muhammed45]

Believe it or not iran may be the biggest winner here

The U.S declaring Jerusalem as israels capital has no effect on the ground or legally, so tomorrow will be no different to today

but one of the biggest blights on the middle East is the U.S influence on arab nations

Prior to todays announcement the Saudis, Egypt even the wider GCC were all involved in a shadowy coming together of minds with both Saudi and israel taking the lead against IRAN


Israel in the past has relied on american prestige and influence to try and further its own goals in the middle east

for no good or reasonable reason Trump has decided to spend more American prestige on a dum declaration about Jerusalem that will needlessly inflame the arab and Muslim world and reignite anti israel emotions

so the recent detente between Arabs and israel gets derailed or sidelined at a minimum and allows iran to grandstand and stay on course

@Saif al-Arab The Saudis and other arabs now having been slapped again are stuck if they carry on israeli relations covertly they risk being found out at a emotional time and if they release too weak statements they get declared the dickless clowns they are whilst iran turkey etc take the lead


strange as it is snd although right wing in israel may want this
I dont think this does israel orvthe U.S or the arabs any favours and in fact messes things up for no good reason

Islam is the winner dude.

Iran is a small part of Islam

 

[hussain0216]

So does the Eunuch Arab leaders have the balls to attend?

They may respond by buying 100billion in american arms.

if Saudis had bslls they would xancel the deal and tell the Americans to get 100 billion from Israel