The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has strongly condemned Israel's decision to expel Palestinian Legislative Council member Ahmad Attoun from Jerusalem. He described the move as a flagrant violation of international law, and the Fourth Geneva Convention, excessive disregard of international will and infringement of the rights of the Palestinian people. The Secretary General also condemned Israel's decision to ratify the so-called national garden project which could cut the link between El-Esaweya, Tur and Sawana Districts adjoining the northeastern walls of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, thereby concluding the cordoning-off of the City of Jerusalem and isolating it from its Palestinian environs. Ihsanoglu called upon the Security Council and the Quartet to assume their responsibilities in stopping these repeated Israeli violations in Jerusalem.
