{"id":58989,"date":"2025-09-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/2025\/09\/15\/istanbul-hosts-international-conference-highlighting-zionist-violations-in-palestine-and-holy-sites\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T00:00:00","slug":"istanbul-hosts-international-conference-highlighting-zionist-violations-in-palestine-and-holy-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/2025\/09\/15\/istanbul-hosts-international-conference-highlighting-zionist-violations-in-palestine-and-holy-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Istanbul Hosts International Conference Highlighting Zionist Violations in Palestine and Holy Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000\">Istanbul Hosts International<br \/>\nConference Highlighting Zionist Violations in Palestine and Holy Sites<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">On Thursday, Istanbul\u2019s \u00c7\u0131ra\u011fan Palace<br \/>\nconcluded the International Roundtable Conference, which focused on violations<br \/>\ncommitted by the Zionist occupation against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and<br \/>\nthe ongoing threats to holy sites<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The event was jointly organized by the<br \/>\nEuropean Muslim Forum, Al-Quds International Institution, the International<br \/>\nUnion of Muslim Scholars, the State of Palestine, and the Turkish Studies<br \/>\nFoundation<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The second and third sessions featured<br \/>\nnotable speeches by Sheikh Moataz Hafizi Yassin Abu Sneineh, Imam of the<br \/>\nIbrahimi Mosque in Hebron; Ayman Zidan, Executive Director of Al-Quds<br \/>\nInstitution; Russian journalist and politician Maksim Shevchenko; Rabbi Yeshia<br \/>\nYosef Rosenberg, an anti-Zionism activist; and Israeli journalist Israel Shamir<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;\nfont-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Abu Sneineh stressed that the Zionist<br \/>\noccupation continues to impose full control over the Ibrahimi Mosque, noting<br \/>\nthat worshippers are subjected to insults and harassment, and are repeatedly<br \/>\nprevented from raising the call to prayer and performing prayers dozens of<br \/>\ntimes each month under the pretext of \u201cdisturbing the public.\u201d He also<br \/>\nhighlighted severe restrictions on worshippers\u2019 entry and exit, while<br \/>\nexpressing gratitude to the Turkish people for their continued support of<br \/>\nPalestine<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Ayman Zidan emphasized that the Zionist goal<br \/>\nis the complete Judaization of Jerusalem, underscoring the need for Muslim<br \/>\nunity and a legal response to Zionist policies concerning Al-Aqsa Mosque<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;\nfont-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">For his part, Shevchenko asserted that the<br \/>\nZionist occupation disregards the rule of law, pointing to Turkish President<br \/>\nRecep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan\u2019s defense of Muslim and Christian rights, and Turkey\u2019s<br \/>\nrole in safeguarding the concept of justice inspired by the Ottoman state<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;\nfont-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Rabbi Rosenberg highlighted the importance<br \/>\nof efforts aimed at halting genocide and the Zionist occupation in Palestine,<br \/>\nexpressing his deep pain as a Jewish citizen over the exploitation of religion<br \/>\nby the occupation to justify its practices<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Meanwhile, Shamir pointed to Zionist attacks<br \/>\ntargeting churches in Gaza, stressing that \u201cthe Zionists are also fighting<br \/>\nChristianity<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Since October 7, 2023, Gaza has been under<br \/>\nrelentless Zionist bombardment, backed by the United States, encompassing<br \/>\nkilling, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement, in defiance of<br \/>\ninternational calls and International Court of Justice rulings<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;\nfont-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">These attacks have claimed the lives of more<br \/>\nthan 64,000 Palestinians and injured over 164,000 others, the majority of them<br \/>\nwomen and children, while hundreds of thousands have been displaced and<br \/>\nhundreds\u2014many of them children\u2014have died of starvation<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span 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