Egypt’s Al-Azhar condemns new Israeli law to execute Palestinian prisoners only
Egypt’s Al-Azhar condemned on Tuesday an Israeli law that passed Monday to allow the death penalty exclusively for Palestinian prisoners. Al-Azhar, the world’s leading institution for Sunni Islamic learning, expressed deep “disgust” at the collapse of the international legal system and its failure to stop Israel from advancing the legislation, which was approved by […]
Egypt, major Muslim nations condemn Israeli restrictions on Al-Aqsa, Holy Sepulchre access
Foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar denounced ongoing Israeli restrictions on Muslim and Christian worship in occupied Jerusalem in a Monday statement. The joint statement rejected the prevention of worshippers from reaching Al-Aqsa Mosque and the barring of the Latin Patriarch and the Custos of the […]
Egypt denounces Israeli Knesset approval of Palestinian prisoner execution law
Egypt condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli Knesset’s approval of a law allowing the execution of Palestinian prisoners in a Monday statement. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the Monday move as a “dangerous and unprecedented escalation” and a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions. The statement noted that the […]