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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Jeddah - Asharq Al-Awsat

OIC Displeased with Europe’s Congratulatory Message Marking Israel’s ‘Independence'

An aerial view over the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem on al-Nakba day (Reuters)

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation said Thursday that the statements of the European Union President, Ursula von der Leyen, in which she congratulated Israel on its seventy-fifth “independence,” were disappointing and not in line with human rights and international law.

The Jeddah-based organization expressed strong displeasure at the statement of the EU President, saying it contained disappointing political and historical references that are at variance with the Union’s positions based on human rights, international law, and UN resolutions.

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