MUSCAT (Dispatches) – The Grand Mufti of Oman Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad al-Khalili has declared his absolute support for the stance of his country’s parliament on tightening the boycott of the Zionist regime.
“We forcefully support the proposal of the respected Shura Council of Oman, which is the absolute boycott of the Zionist entity in relation to trade and other issues, for its continued aggression on the oppressed Palestinian people and disregard of their rights,” he affirmed.
The sheikh added, “This stems from the mandatory fraternity among Muslims as per the honored Hadith: ‘A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim; he neither wrongs him nor does hand him over to one who does him wrong.’”
Arabs hailed al-Khalili and thanked him widely on social media, stressing that his stance is important and “a very good step with political and economic dimensions.”
The Omani Shura council has tightened its boycott of the Zionist regime, while Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi confirmed last year that Oman will not normalize ties with the occupying regime before the Palestinian-Zionist conflict is over.
Meanwhile, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry on Friday condemned the new Zionist rulers’ plans to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank and its “attempts to Judaize” Al-Quds.
In a statement, Qatar expressed, “Its strong condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli regime’s plans for settlement expansion and its continued attempts to Judaize Al-Quds and Al-Aqsa Mosque.”
Qatar stated that the Zionist regime’s plans amount to: “A severe violation of the UN Charter, international law principles, related UN resolutions and a blatant assault on the rights of the brotherly Palestinian people.”
The statement said such moves harm efforts to reach a solution and called on the international community: “To assume its responsibility in ensuring Israel stops its settlement policy in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.”