The New Vision places fresh impetus on the urgent need to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian and outlines clear strategies to advance the socio-cultural-political-economic rights of the Palestinian people. The OIC Secretary General has undertaken several visits to the region since taking office in 2005 and has issued numerous statements condemning Israeli aggression including the construction on new settlements, the racist separation wall, defamation to the sanctity of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the imposition of collective punishment upon the Palestinian People.
Through the medium of international institutions including the United Nations, the OIC continues to unanimously impress upon the international community to exercise moral and political pressure upon Israel such that they comply with UNSC Resolutions 242, 338 & 1515. In coordination with the UN Committee for the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, the OIC will continue to exert pressure upon Israel and the international community to guarantee the inherent rights of the Palestinian People and ensure the free movement of Palestinians within their own territories. The OIC fully supports the initiatives of the National Unity Government and supports the resumption of the Arab Peace Initiative and the Roadmap. In this regard, the OIC closely monitors the activities of the Quartet and necessitates the full Israeli withdrawal from the territories occupied since 1967 as a precondition for peace.
The New Vision places great emphasis on Al-Quds (East Jerusalem) as central to the identity of the Palestinian people and the meeting point for the monotheistic religions of the world. The OIC condemns all Israeli efforts to change the character of the Holy City as a direct violation of UNSC Resolutions and has a taken a united stand with the Arab League and the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) in condemning Israeli aggression against the Al Aqsa Mosque. To promote and preserve the inherent Islamic heritage of Al-Quds, the New Vision has propelled the OIC to take concrete steps towards the establishment of the Al-Aqsa University in Al-Quds. The OIC General Secretariat has already issued a justification paper and the IDB is currently conducting a feasibility study to realize the project. The IRCICA will conduct annual workshops on the architectural heritage of Al-Quds until 2015 and additionally continues to develop its database on the heritage of Al-Quds & Palestine.
