Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) | "Collective Voice of the Muslim World" | Israel a "terrorist state" | East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine

The fate of Jerusalem can not be left to a country that feeds on blood and expands its borders by savagely killing children, civilians and women.

At the opening of an extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul, Erdogan strongly denounced Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel. "I urge countries defending international law and justice to recognize occupied Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine," said the Turkish head of state." Israel is a state of occupation. Moreover, it is a terrorist state, "he also said, repeating that Jerusalem is "a red line".

With the decision made by US President Donald Trump, "Israel has been rewarded for all the terrorist activities it carries out. 

It was Trump who delivered this award, "said Erdogan, assuring that he will "never give up" to demanding a "sovereign and independent Palestine". The announcement of the US president on December 6 has caused almost unanimous reprobation in the world and angry demonstrations in several countries of the Middle East .

Current Chairman of the OIC, Erdogan hopes to unify the Muslim world behind his firm line against the US decision. But the task is difficult, as the Muslim world is deeply divided and several countries in the region, such as Saudi Arabia, are trying to cultivate good relations with the Trump administration against the background of common hostility towards the country, Iran.

Abbas no longer accepts the role of the United States

In a speech in Istanbul, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Donald Trump of "offering Jerusalem as a gift to the Zionist movement" and said that the United States no longer has a role to play in the peace process. "Jerusalem is and will remain forever the capital of the State of Palestine. And there will be neither peace nor stability without it," added the Palestinian president.

"From now on, we do not accept any role of the United States in the political process," he added to the OIC representatives, saying that Washington was "biased". "There are laws applied to Israelis, and different laws applied to Palestinians.