Jakarta, (IINA) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged Israel on Monday to end the occupation of Palestinian territories, saying international patience "has long run out", DPA reported.
"As part of the international community, Israel must immediately stop its illegal activities and policies in occupied territories", Joko said in his opening speech in the second day of the 5th Extraordinary Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Palestine and Jerusalem.
"Indonesia and the Islamic world are ready to take concrete steps to push Israel to end its colonization of Palestine and its arbitrary actions in Al-Quds Al-Sharif", he said, using the Arabic name for Jerusalem.
Palestinians want Jerusalem to be the capital of their future state.
The summit, organized at the request of the Palestinian Authority, planned to discuss the deteriorating situation in Palestinian territories and reaffirm the grouping's support for Palestinian independence.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned that Israel's continuing expansion of illegal settlements was threatening the two-state solution.
Delegates from 49 of the 57 OIC member countries are attending the two-day summit. Several delegations were led by heads of state while most were represented by foreign ministers or other officials.
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