Saudi Arabia's governing body denounced Israeli settlements in
Jerusalem Monday as a violation of Palestinian human rights. The
ministerial council also called for strategies to stop Israeli attempts
to partition al-Aqsa Mosque and the detention of Palestinian citizens in
the Holy City.
“Israel has moved some offices to occupied Jerusalem and has been
arresting Palestinians in groups. Such developments and violations of
Palestinian human rights prove its flagrant attempts to Judaize the holy
city through accelerating the pace of settlements,” said a statement
from the Saudi Council of Ministers, which is led by Saudi King Salman
Bin Abdul-Aziz. The statement was reported in Middle Eastern newspapers Tuesday. A response from Israel was not immediately made public.
The Saudi information and culture minister, Adel Al-Tarifi,
said Israeli policies in Jerusalem "amount to human rights violations,"
reported the Middle East Monitor.
He also added: "They are flagrant attempts carried out by the
occupation authorities aiming at Judaising the City of Jerusalem
throughout accelerating settlement and moving government offices to the
city based on Plan 2020."
Jerusalem's Old City, founded around 4,000 BC, is divided between Muslim, Christian, Jewish and Armenian quarters.
The European Union criticized Israel in May for approving the
construction of 900 new settler homes in East Jerusalem. “Israel’s
determination to continue its settlement policy despite the urging of
the international community not only threatens the viability of the two
state solution but also seriously calls into question its commitment to a
negotiated agreement with the Palestinians,” EU officials said in a
statement at the time.
Tensions remain high in the holy city. Israeli extremist settlers
vandalized Sunday the al-Aqsa Mosque. Armed police guards allegedly
escorted the vandals. The mosque is located at a site known as the Noble
Sanctuary, which is considered the third most holy place in Islam. It's
also a holy site for Jews, who call it Temple Mount.
Israel took control of the holy site when it seized East Jerusalem
and the West Bank in 1967, but immediately handed back control to the
Islamic Waqf council, a trust run by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Israel
did retain control of security at the site and has prohibited
non-Muslim prayer at the Noble Sanctuary, which has sparked protests in
recent years.
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