In his address before the “Muslim-Christian Fraternity” Conference, Ihsanoglu calls for mobilizing efforts to stop the Israeli violations in Jerusalem before it is too late.

Date: 15/12/2010

OIC Secretary General, Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, highlighted the repugnant attempts by Israel in the holy city of Jerusalem, which constitute flagrant violation of international law and Geneva Fourth Treaty, referring to the Israeli frenzied campaign to juadize the holy city in complete disregard of the feelings of millions of Muslims and Christians all over the world. Ihsanoglu addressed the issue of Jerusalem in the address delivered on his behalf by ambassador Salim Al-Honi, General Inspector and Supervisor of Advocacy Affairs in the (Muslim-Christian Fraternity) Conference, being held today, Wednesday 15 December 2010 in Damascus. The OIC Secretary General underlined the necessity to mobilize all efforts to stop the Israeli violations in Jerusalem before it is too late, being a universal cause. On the other hand, Ihsanoglu called for the need to revise the education curricula in order to make it a factor of coexistence and understanding between Islam and Christianity. He also called for emphasizing the importance of supporting the media so as to play the positive expected role, inviting governmental and non-governmental organizations and civil society organizations to play their role in promoting tolerance an preventing defamation of religions, and to work together for approving a binding international document in this respect. Ihsanoglu considered the (Muslim-Christian Fraternity) Conference a positive step towards establishing a culture of coexistence among the followers of the two religions for creating a world where the values of truth, justice, cooperation and mutual respect prevail. He also noted that the OIC has actually adopted an idea based on dialogue among civilizations, in response to those propagating the prophecy of clash of civilizations. He said, at the same time, that the OIC had launched, seven years ago, an initiative for a historical reconciliation between Islam and Christianity in preparation for creating a more peaceful and prosperous universal environment, adding that the OIC had conveyed these ideas to a number of Western leaders ant to the international fora, and is still working for the success of these efforts. OIC Secretary General underlined the need to unite the efforts of the followers of the two religions all over the world to stand one line against the incidents of intolerance, discrimination and defamation of religions and religious symbols, by approving well-planned programs agreed upon by the two sides for examining the issues that raise intolerance, racism, marginalization and violence, and to address them before they turned into international crises.

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