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OIC adopts resolution as Indonesia calls for 'massive mobilization' against Israeli aggression
Led by Indonesia's call for “massive mobilization” against Israel's annexation plan, the OIC has adopted a resolution condemning the plan as "a flagrant aggression on the [...] rights of the Palestinian people" and "a blatant violation" of international law.
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Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi speaks virtually at an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday evening. Indonesia called for OIC states to launch a “massive mobilization” to oppose the Israeli plan to annex a large part of the occupied West Bank. (Courtesy of Foreign Ministry/-)
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ndonesia has called on the Muslim world and its allies to join hands in a "massive mobilization" against Israel's plan to illegally annex a large part of the West Bank, issuing the call as top diplomats from Muslim and Muslim-majority countries convened to reiterate their support for Palestinian sovereignty and an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Speaking at an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday evening, Foreign Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi said that the member countries should work together to mobilize support for Palestine and hedge against any internal divisions over the contentious issue.
“Our voice should be solid to prevent the formal annexation from happening,” Retno said in her speech, a transcript of which was made available to The Jakarta Post on Wednesday.
The OIC, which was established in response to the 1969 arson attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, has regularly issued statements and resolutions condemning Israeli aggression on Palestine.
However, individual member states have offered varying responses to Israel's annexation plan depending on their diplomatic relationship with the United States, which has been a strong supporter of Israel with US President Donald Trump espousing the plan.
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Retno noted that while all countries in the world were scrambling to tackle the coronavirus pandemic over the past few months, Israel had used the opportunity to annex the West Bank.
