{"id":135527,"date":"2026-05-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/archives\/135527"},"modified":"2026-05-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:00:00","slug":"head-of-the-jerusalem-committee-at-the-union-discusses-coordinating-joint-efforts-with-the-head-of-the-support-palestine-platform-to-support-the-palestinian-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/en\/archives\/135527","title":{"rendered":"Head of the Jerusalem Committee at the Union Discusses Coordinating Joint Efforts with the Head of the \u201cSupport Palestine Platform\u201d to Support the Palestinian Cause"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000\">Head of the Jerusalem Committee at the Union Discusses<br \/>\nCoordinating Joint Efforts with the Head of the \u201cSupport Palestine Platform\u201d to<br \/>\nSupport the Palestinian Cause<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Istanbul,<br \/>\nTurkey \u2013 In an atmosphere dominated by brotherhood and cooperation, Dr. Marwan<br \/>\nAbu Ras, Head of the Jerusalem and Palestine Committee at the International<br \/>\nUnion of Muslim Scholars, visited the Turkish Palestine Support Foundation,<br \/>\nwhere he was received by Mr. Othman Nouri Kabakci, the Head of the Foundation,<br \/>\nwho welcomed the visit, which comes within the framework of coordinating<br \/>\nefforts to support the Palestinian cause amid the current conditions.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">During<br \/>\nthe meeting, Dr. Marwan Abu Ras addressed the serious field developments,<br \/>\nhighlighting the ongoing restrictions and incursions faced by Al-Aqsa Mosque,<br \/>\nas well as its closure which lasted for 40 consecutive days.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">He also<br \/>\ndiscussed the tragic conditions of prisoners in occupation prisons, warning of<br \/>\nthe consequences of what is known as the \u201cPrisoners\u2019 Execution Law,\u201d and<br \/>\nreviewed the severe suffering in the besieged Gaza Strip amid the ongoing war<br \/>\nof extermination and starvation.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Dr. Abu<br \/>\nRas also referred to the \u201cSteadfastness Fleet,\u201d pointing to what he described<br \/>\nas the enemy\u2019s crimes and piracy practices carried out by the occupation<br \/>\nagainst free individuals who rose to support their besieged brothers in the<br \/>\nGaza Strip.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">He made<br \/>\nan urgent appeal to the head of the platform and its members to continue<br \/>\nintensive efforts to lift the blockade and work on conveying the voice of the<br \/>\noppressed to rulers and decision-makers.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">For his<br \/>\npart, Mr. Othman Nouri Kabakci confirmed his full response to this appeal,<br \/>\nexplaining that the platform will continue its diligent activities aimed at<br \/>\nraising community awareness and informing it of the reality of the situation in<br \/>\nGaza, while emphasizing their absolute and ongoing support for humanitarian<br \/>\nrelief efforts and boycott campaigns.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Mr.<br \/>\nOthman concluded the meeting by reaffirming a firm and principled stance,<br \/>\nstating that \u201cliberating people from occupation and aiding those in Gaza is a<br \/>\nduty upon every Muslim to the best of his ability.\u201d<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" 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