Islamic forum attacks Israel over Jerusalem tunnel ceremony - AP, Israel Hayom Staff

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by AP, Israel Hayom Staff

Organization of Islamic Cooperation says dedication of "Pilgrim's Road," an ancient path visitors used to Jewish temple, is a "bold and irresponsible move."

An international body of Muslim nations has condemned the opening of an Israeli tunnel that runs beneath a Palestinian neighborhood in east Jerusalem.

On Sunday, US and Israeli officials attended the opening ceremony of a 2,000-year-old underground route, known as the "Pilgrimage Road," which led to the Jewish temple, where Al-Aqsa Mosque is now located. During the event, US Ambassador David Friedman symbolically sledgehammered through a ceremonial cardboard wall to unveil the “pilgrimage road.”

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Wednesday called it a “bold and irresponsible move” that seeks “to alter the historic and legal status” of east Jerusalem. The OIC reiterated its position that east Jerusalem was occupied Palestinian territory.


AP, Israel Hayom Staff

Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/2019/07/04/islamic-organization-attacks-israel-over-newly-exposed-jerusalem-tunnel/

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