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| OIC FM's slam Israel's 'ruthless aggression' |
| 2009-01-04 |
| Foreign ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference opened their meeting on the Gaza violence on Saturday by slamming Israel's "ruthless aggression" and urging a ceasefire. O.I.C Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu told ministers gathered in Jeddah of the need for all parties "within and beyond Palestine to put aside political calculations and act toward stemming the bloodshed and enable the population of the Gaza Strip to at least maintain living conditions, however harsh they are. "Therefore, we call strongly for an immediate ceasefire and for medical and humanitarian supplies to be allowed into the Gaza Strip through all crossings," he said in a statement. Ihsanoglu said he was seeking to coordinate "an Islamic move to protect the Palestinian people from Israel's ruthless aggression and secure their urgent needs." He also stressed the need for various Palestinian factions and parties to launch a national dialogue and end their divisions. Ihsanoglu also urged the O.I.C, whose 57 member states act as a collective voice of the Muslim world, to consider calling an emergency meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Council to seek an end to the Israeli attacks on Palestinians, the statement said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 "I wonder where Ruth is?" |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-01-04 19:13 |
| #2 that must be the 57 states Obama was campaigning in? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-01-04 11:37 |
| #1 whose 57 member states act as a collective voice of the Muslim world Ah, that explains that constant, low-level whining sound |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-01-04 01:56 |