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How serious is OIC in condemning US, Israel?

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation stressed during an emergency meeting on the violence in Gaza the need to impose economic and political sanctions against countries supporting the transfer of the US Embassy to Jerusalem, yet some question if any action will actually follow.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C), Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Al Hamdallah (L) and The Secretary General of The Organisation Of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef Ahmed Al-Othaimeen (R) address a press conference at the extraordinary summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul early May 19, 2018. - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held an extraordinary summit in Istanbul to show solidarity with the Palestinian people following the opening of US Embassy in Jer

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) convened an emergency summit in Istanbul May 18 to address the ongoing Great Return March protests on the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, which coincided with the transfer of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem May 14.

The final statement included a series of measures to be taken against those countries supporting the embassy transfer. The statement stressed the imposition of economic and political measures on states and other entities that actively supported moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem, to ensure they are denied access to the markets of OIC members. The organization stated that it would also enforce political restrictions on states recognizing Israel’s annexation of Jerusalem, deeming the embassy move an attack on legal and historical rights.

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