The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Monday called for a summit of Muslim nations if the United States takes the controversial decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump faces a key decision this week over Jerusalem\u2019s status, potentially reversing years of US policy and prompting a furious response from the Palestinians and the Arab world.<\/p>\n
The 57-member OIC sought to amplify concern over the possible move in an emergency meeting on Monday in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the United States takes the step of recognising Jerusalem as the so-called capital of Israel, we unanimously recommend holding a meeting at the level of council of foreign ministers followed by an Islamic summit as soon as possible,\u201d the pan-Islamic body said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The OIC also warned that recognising Jerusalem or establishing any diplomatic mission in the disputed city would be seen as a \u201cblatant attack on the Arab and Islamic nations\u201d.<\/p>\n
The status of Jerusalem is one of the most contentious issues of the long-running Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/p>\n
Most of the international community, including the United States, does not formally recognise Jerusalem as Israel\u2019s capital, insisting the issue can only be resolved through final-status negotiations.<\/p>\n
Central to the issue of recognition is the question of whether Trump decides to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.<\/p>\n
All foreign embassies are located in Tel Aviv with consular representation in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n
Israelis and Palestinians are eagerly watching to see whether he again renews a waiver delaying the move, as his predecessors have done.<\/p>\n
There are suggestions that Trump will sign the waiver and decline to move the embassy for now, but later this week declare Jerusalem as Israel\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n
Israel, which seized the largely Arab eastern sector of Jerusalem during the 1967 Six-Day War and later annexed it, claims both halves of the city as its \u201ceternal and undivided capital\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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