JEDDAH, 7 October 2004 — The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) has strongly condemned the “persistent genocidal offensive” being waged by the Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip.
In a statement made available to Arab News, Secretary-General Dr. Abdelouahed Belkeziz launched a stinging attack on Israel’s proclaimed intention to expand its campaign in the next few days despite the UN secretary-general’s demand to immediately bring it to an end and the offer from the Palestinian resistance to stop firing rockets at Israeli settlements in Gaza in exchange for an end to the Israeli Army’s operations in the Gaza Strip.
Belkeziz called on the international community, particularly the Quartet Committee, to work to bring Israel back to peace negotiations on the basis of the road map and to put a definitive end to its persistent aggression against the Palestinian people, its continued policy of assassinations and mass killings of Palestinians and its destruction of property and infrastructure in the Palestinian territories.
“This policy not only fails to serve the peace process but actually fuels the cycle of violence and increases instability in the region,” he emphasized.
