Erdogan: Al-Quds is the central issue of Muslims, and the establishment of the State of Palestine is the way to establish peace

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that "Jerusalem is the central issue for all Muslims, and the reason for forming the Organization of Islamic Cooperation was the Palestinian cause." He stressed that Palestinians are exposed to many terrorist acts, and that Israel attacks children as if they were terrorists.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that "the city of Jerusalem is the central issue for all Muslims, and the reason for forming the Organization of Islamic Cooperation was the Palestinian cause."

This came in his speech during the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Union of Councils of Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, held in Istanbul.

Erdogan said that "the holy city is not only a problem for some Muslims who live in it, but is the central issue for all Muslims," ​​stressing that "it and its surroundings are exposed to many terrorist acts," adding that "Israel attacks children as if they were terrorists."

He continued, "Gaza is also subjected to provocative actions, and people there live under systematic torture."

The Turkish president pointed out that the reason for forming the Organization of Islamic Cooperation was the Palestinian cause, and added, "We do not want to see blood, tears and injustice in Palestine."

He stressed that "making the Palestinians pay the price for the genocide against the Jews in Europe during the Second World War is injustice and unscrupulousness."

"The way to establish lasting stability and peace is to establish an independent and sovereign Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as its capital," he said.

He continued, "We have to keep the Palestinian cause at the center, constantly defend Palestine, raise all the developments facing the Palestinian people, and work to reach a solution that makes all Palestinians happy and restores hope."

Erdogan called for an end to the Palestinian division, and said, "The differences between our Palestinian brothers must be ended. This division only makes the enemies happy, and we hope that they will unite and work to contribute to Palestinian peace, stability and prosperity."

The Turkish president referred to the support of Western countries for terrorist organizations such as the terrorist organization "ISIS" and the YPG/PKK, noting that they are doing this in order to increase the fire of war in Syria or in Iraq and other countries.

He continued, "We will not allow Western countries to turn our country into a refugee camp," stressing that the West practices a discriminatory policy against Muslims.

Erdogan, however, criticized the role of the UN Security Council, as it was a great disappointment for not fulfilling its responsibilities in the Syrian crisis.

He called on the Islamic world to "stand by our Afghan brothers," stressing the importance of solidarity with them, especially with regard to humanitarian aid.

The Turkish president stressed that "our priority now is to send humanitarian aid to the Afghan people, stand by them and do everything we can to help them."

He continued, "Afghanistan's attainment of a just peace that brings all Afghans together under the roof of one nation is very important," saying that "it is not possible to ignore what our people live in Afghanistan under the difficult climatic conditions."

Erdogan referred to his country's efforts to develop a local Turkish vaccine against the Corona epidemic, and said, "We have sent reports to start implementing the vaccine in Turkey and other countries."

He concluded, stressing that "as Muslims, we do not only struggle against Corona or humanitarian crises, but at the same time we struggle against the rising anti-Islam as well."