Iranian MP calls for immediate OIC meeting on Gaza
December 15, 2008 - 0:0
TEHRAN – MP Hossein Ebrahimi has called on Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the ongoing crisis in Gaza.
Certain OIC member states that have colluded with Israel are not cooperating to hold the meeting, Ebrahimi who sits on the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee told the Mehr News Agency on Sunday.Ebrahimi said these countries claim that their relations with the Zionist regime are aimed at contributing to the survival of Palestine.
He said Islamic countries should team up in their efforts to help the besieged people of Gaza.
The MP said Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani is holding talks with Non-Aligned Movement member states to seek their help for Gazans, he noted.
Ebrahimi said that even non-Muslim states can not tolerate Israel’s crimes against Palestinians