The Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit held in Riyadh on 11 November adopted a resolution rejecting Israel’s claims that it is operating in “self-defense” and called for a “decisive and binding resolution” by the UN Security Council to put an end to Israel’s aggression. The resolution also rejected any potential political solution to the conflict that would maintain Gaza’s separation from the Israeli-occupied West Bank and demanded an end to arms sales to Israel. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, ruler of Saudi Arabia, stated at the summit that he “holds the occupation [Israeli] authorities responsible for the crimes committed against the Palestinian people.” The resolution demands the completion of the investigation into war crimes committed by Israel against the Palestinian people in all of the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Al-Quds, by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. The summit also designates two specialised legal monitoring units to document Israeli crimes committed in the Gaza Strip since 7 October, 2023, and assigns the General Secretariats of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League to oversee the implementation of this investigation. Additionally, it will also create two media…
Arab and Muslim Leaders Demand An End to Arms Sales to Israel in New Resolution
November 13, 2023
