Islamic countries were split about whether to condemn Palestinian suicide bombers as terrorists, but agreed that Israel was guilty of state terrorism. At a meeting on terrorism Monday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference passed a unanimous resolution accusing Israel of “dragging the region toward an all-out war” and calling for U.N. sanctions to deter Israeli military action against the Palestinians.
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