The New Straits Times
by Siti Nurbaiyah Nadzmi
Ihsanoglu believes that the legal path is the only way to deal with Israel’s blatant disregard for humanity, despite previous failed efforts.
“We have to seriously explore ways and means so as not to create another case of impunity this time for Israel to kill innocent people and ambush ships in international waters. The only way to do this is through the legal course,” he told The New Straits Times Monday.
Ihsanoglu was here to receive the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science from the International Islamic University.
He said the OIC had immediately reacted to the May 31 Israeli attack on the Mavi Marmara, the lead vessel of the Freedom Flotilla aid mission sailing to the Gaza Strip, by pushing the United Nations to convene and condemn the attack in which nine Turkish civilians died.
A week later, the OIC extraordinary executive committee meeting in Jeddah passed a resolution which sought to reconsider ties with Israel, among other things.
The resolution also called for the blockade on Gaza to be lifted and for a meeting of the UN general assembly to take the necessary measures against Israel.
Ihsanoglu said the OIC had been pushing for the blockade to be lifted from the day it was imposed on Gaza but the recent attack on the aid flotilla was an eye opener for the international community.
“We in the OIC believe that the embargo was unjustified and punishing the people of Gaza for nothing. This is against basic human rights. The people in the Gaza Strip are living in an open air prison. Their rudimentary needs are not answered.”
by Siti Nurbaiyah Nadzmi
KUALA LUMPUR: The Organisation of the Islamic Conference is calling on legal experts to help it prosecute Israel for the atrocities committed against Palestinians and the assault on a ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza.
OIC secretary-general Tan Sri Professor Dr Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said the organisation would assist the experts put together a case against Israel for attacks and its abuse of human rights and get recourse to the courts for justice.
“This is an open international appeal to all legal experts who share with us the same position vis-a-vis the bold aggression and the defence of human life and dignity.”
OIC secretary-general Tan Sri Professor Dr Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said the organisation would assist the experts put together a case against Israel for attacks and its abuse of human rights and get recourse to the courts for justice.
“This is an open international appeal to all legal experts who share with us the same position vis-a-vis the bold aggression and the defence of human life and dignity.”
Ihsanoglu believes that the legal path is the only way to deal with Israel’s blatant disregard for humanity, despite previous failed efforts.
“We have to seriously explore ways and means so as not to create another case of impunity this time for Israel to kill innocent people and ambush ships in international waters. The only way to do this is through the legal course,” he told The New Straits Times Monday.
Ihsanoglu was here to receive the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science from the International Islamic University.
He said the OIC had immediately reacted to the May 31 Israeli attack on the Mavi Marmara, the lead vessel of the Freedom Flotilla aid mission sailing to the Gaza Strip, by pushing the United Nations to convene and condemn the attack in which nine Turkish civilians died.
A week later, the OIC extraordinary executive committee meeting in Jeddah passed a resolution which sought to reconsider ties with Israel, among other things.
The resolution also called for the blockade on Gaza to be lifted and for a meeting of the UN general assembly to take the necessary measures against Israel.
Ihsanoglu said the OIC had been pushing for the blockade to be lifted from the day it was imposed on Gaza but the recent attack on the aid flotilla was an eye opener for the international community.
“We in the OIC believe that the embargo was unjustified and punishing the people of Gaza for nothing. This is against basic human rights. The people in the Gaza Strip are living in an open air prison. Their rudimentary needs are not answered.”
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