OIC Executive Committee Affirms Centrality of Palestinian Cause 3

  • 2/10/2023
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9. Reiterates its rejection of any proposal not respecting the Palestinian people’s right to independence, freedom and sovereignty over the territory of the State of Palestine, occupied since 1967, including the current US administration’s plan, while supporting the Palestinian efforts to gain wider international statehood recognition based on the 4 June 1967 borders; and calls on all states that have not yet recognized the State of Palestine to do so as soon as possible. 10. Reiterates its support for the initiative presented by the Palestinian President to the Security Council in February 2018, while expressing in this regard its determination to continue working with the international community to launch a credible, time-bound multilaterally-sponsored political process to resolve the Palestinian cause on the basis of international law, international legitimacy and agreed terms of reference, including the Arab Peace Initiative adopted at the 2005 Islamic Summit, and the vision of the two-state solution based on the 4 June 1967 borders. 11. Calls on the International Quartet to convene an urgent meeting to save the chances of peace and the two-state solution, adopt an international position consistent with the UN resolutions and the agreed-on terms of reference of the peace process, including the road map and the Arab Peace Initiative, as well compel the Israeli occupation government to halt implementing its colonial plans, including settlement annexation and expansion, and to end its occupation of the Palestinian territory. 12. Calls on the OIC Member States to: a. Take the necessary political, legal and economic measures to address the Israeli threat to annex any part of the occupied Palestinian territory, as stipulated in this resolution. b. Take deterrent measures against states, officials, parliamentarians and individuals associated with supporting the Israeli colonial regime and violating international law and UN resolution related to the question of Palestine. c. Condemn any attempts, statements or positions issued by any party aimed at supporting the Israeli colonial annexation of any parts of the territory of the State of Palestine occupied in 1967. d. Provide all forms of political, legal, technical and material support necessary for the success of the political and legal endeavors and steps taken by the State of Palestine within the relevant international bodies, to hold Israel, the occupying power, accountable for its crimes against the Palestinian people. e. Accelerate the banning of companies on the database issued by UNHRC having corporate ties with Israel’s settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory. f. Implement previous resolutions of Islamic Summit and ministerial meetings related to the cause of Palestine and Al-Quds Al-Sharif, including voting in favor of resolutions related to the Palestinian issue in international fora. g. Provide material and economic support to the Palestinian people to face the financial blockade imposed by Israel, the occupying power, and its allies, against the Palestinian people and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). 13. Mandates the Islamic Group in New York to conduct broad consultations and take the necessary measures to counter the Israeli annexation and colonial expansion plans, while commissioning the group of ambassadors of member states to take initiatives to bring the contents of the present resolution to the attention of capitals, governments, parliaments, international and regional organizations around the world, to urge them to take practical measures to deter the Israeli occupation government from carrying out its illegal actions. 14. Calls on all states to pressure the Israeli occupation authorities to ensure the release of Palestinian prisoners, especially the sick, the elderly, children and women, to protect them from the risk of COVID-19 infection, while holding the Israeli occupation authorities fully responsible for any consequences to the health of the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. 15. Mandates the Secretary General to follow up on the implementation of the provisions of this resolution and submit a progress report on its implementation to the upcoming meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers. --SPA 19:19 LOCAL TIME 16:19 GMT 0017 www.spa.gov.sa/w1347804

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