Secretary General denounces the profanation by Israeli settlers of Yasuf

Jeddah, December 13, SPA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of the
Islamic Conference, Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, has condemned the aggression
conducted by Israeli extremist settlers against the mosque in Yasuf village in the
occupied West Bank.


In a press statement here yesterday, the Secretary General stated that the
profanation of the mosque and the torching of Quran copies found in it and the
spraying of racist graffiti slogans on the mosque's walls against Islam and Muslims
represent a blatant aggression against the sanctity of sacred places.


He added that this aggression confirms the urgent need for the international
community to intervene in order to compel Israel to put an end to its aggressions
and comply with the stipulations of international law and the Geneva Convention.
--SPA 11:22 LOCAL TIME 08:22 GMT NNNN