The 57-memberOrganization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Saturday slammed the US decisionto transfer its embassy to Jerusalem and recognise the disputed city asIsrael’s capital.
The Saudi-hosted summitcondemned the “transfer of embassies of the United States and Guatemala toJerusalem” and urged all members to “boycott” countries that haveopened diplomatic missions in the city, a statement said.
The statement comes as USPresident Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner prepares to roll out economicaspects of his long-awaited Middle East peace plan at a conference in Bahrainlater this month.
The plan, dubbed by Trumpas the “deal of the century”, has already been rejected by thePalestinians, who say Trump’s policies have shown him to be blatantly biased infavour of Israel.
Palestinians have cut offall contacts with the Trump administration after the president broke withdecades of bipartisan policy to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel inDecember 2017.
Israel insists the wholeof Jerusalem is its “eternal, indivisible capital”. The Palestiniansdemand the city’s eastern sector as the capital of their long-promised state.