RABAT, July 27 (Xinhua) -- The Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU) started here on Thursday an emergency meeting on Israeli "breaches" in Jerusalem shrine.
Arab lawmakers will discuss the issue alongside the Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit at the meeting, which will result in a communique and a set of recommendations.
In a statement calling for the holding of this meeting, the AIPU said the conference would be held amid "exceptional circumstances" and condemned Israel for its recent prevention of worshipers from attending prayers.
These actions represent a clear breach of international law, a provocation of the emotions of Muslims and are an infringement upon the rights of the Palestinian people, said the AIPU.
On July 14, three Arab-Israeli gunmen opened fire at two Israeli policemen and shot them dead, while police forces fired back at the gunmen and killed them. The attack took place at the yard of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
After the attack, Israel closed the mosque and later installed electronic gates and cameras at the entrances to the mosque. The action provoked protests by the Muslims who refused to enter the mosque through these gates.
Set up in 1974, the AIPU is an Arab organization composed of parliamentary groups representing Arab Parliaments.
AIPU aims at strengthening contacts and promoting dialogue among Arab parliaments, exchanging legislative experience, coordinating the activities of Arab parliaments on various international forums, and discussing the common Arab causes , on both the Pan Arab and the international levels, and the adoption of resolutions and recommendations in this connection.
