Addressing the special summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Turkey, President Ashraf Ghani called the world to come together and help Palestine.

The summit was held over recent move of US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

“The alignment and accord between the Muslim world and the world at large has never been this great and is a tribute to the special place of Al-Quds in the history of all monotheistic religions,” Ghani said.

“The consensus within the Ummah is heartwarming, as the streets and states, mosques and media, people and leaders, young and old are speaking in a unified voice. Our glorious past guides us to envision future as a resumption of a constructive dialogue between civilization, culture, religions, and peoples,” Ghani added.

At the summit, Turkish President Receb Tayyip Erdogan called on world powers to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.

He said the United States should reverse the decision of recognizing the city as Israel’s capital.

Erdogan described Trump’s decision as a reward for Israeli “terror acts” and said the city is a red line for Muslims. He added that Trump’s Jerusalem decision will put the world into a crisis.

The Turkish president said Israel is a “state of occupation and terror"

Jerusalem has a crucial importance for Muslims. “We cannot stay silent against aggression anymore.” 

Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the state of Palestine, told the summit that Trump's Jerusalem move is against international law. "No country can transfer their embassies to Jerusalem," Abbas said.

He said they cannot accept US's role in the peace process, adding that the United States will lose its credibility as a result of the Trump move.

At the summit, the 57-member OIC has recognized East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine and invited other countries to follow suit. The organization’s decision, reached during an extraordinary summit in Istanbul.