OIC, Ankara warn Israel against using mosque as venue for wine festival
OIC, Ankara warn Israel against using mosque as venue for wine festival
3 September 2012, 01:18 (GMT+05:00)
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and a senior Turkish government official have warned Israel against organizing a wine festival in the courtyard of the historic Be'er Sheva Mosque which is scheduled for Sept. 5-6, Today's Zaman reported.
OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu strongly criticized Israel on Saturday over its plans to use the mosque as a venue for a wine festival to promote the products of Israeli winemakers.
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