DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A league of Muslim nations has demanded Israel halt attacks killing Palestinian civilians amid heavy fighting between it and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. But the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s meeting Sunday also saw fissures between countries over their recognition of Israel emerge. A concluding statement by the Saudi-based group hewed closely to previous ones issued by the Saudi-based group, including backing the decades-old call for Palestinians to have their own nation with East Jerusalem as its capital. However, recent normalization deals between Israel and some nations in the group — as well as their own concerns about Hamas — saw diplomats at points instead criticize each other.
Islamic nations slam Israel — and each other’s ties to it
