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Saudi king says will reject US measures that ‘prejudice’ Jerusalem
Monday, June 3, 2019 | Tag Cloud Tags: Golan Heights, Iran, Islam, Israel, Jerusalem, Muslim, News, Palestinians, PLO, Saudi Arabia, Worthy News
(Worthy News) - A Saudi-hosted Islamic summit on Saturday threw its support behind Palestinians ahead of a US-led peace plan Arab leaders suspect to be skewed in favor of Israel, as Muslim states rallied around Saudi Arabia over tensions with Iran.
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting, the third and final Iran-focused summit in the holy city of Mecca this week, denounced controversial US moves to transfer its embassy to Jerusalem and recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
The summit of the 57-member bloc, marked by the notable absence of Iranian and Turkish leaders, called for a “boycott” of countries that have opened diplomatic missions in the city. [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More...) ]
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