Sheikh Ekrema Sabri, the head of the higher Islamic authority, has denounced the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) for endorsing the construction of 1500 new housing units in occupied Jerusalem.
Sabri said in press statements on Tuesday that the IOA decision to build those units in Ramat Shlomo settlement indicated that it was bent on accelerating settlement in the occupied Jerusalem to Judaize the holy city and its environs.
He said that the continuation of the “cancerous settlement” activity showed that the IOA was not concerned with a peaceful and just solution and that it gave a blind eye to local, Arab and international protests.
Sheikh Sabri warned that the settlement activity would increase tensions in the region.
He finally asked the Arab and Islamic countries to pay more attention to occupied Jerusalem before it was too late.
