Mr Joko said the declaration was initiated by Indonesia and contained a concrete plan to bring about a solution to the Palestine issue. He said there was an urgency for the OIC to step up support for Palestine including by: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, talks to Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir at the extraordinary Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit on Monday. Credit:AP * Strengthening political support to revive the peace process * Boycotting Israeli products produced in the Occupied Territories * Increasing pressure on the UN Security council to provide international protection for Palestine and establish a deadline for the termination of Israeli occupation

* Firm rejection over the restriction of access to al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem, the third holiest site in Islam. Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir leaves after a bilateral meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on the sidelines of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Jakarta. Credit:AP "The struggle of the Palestinian people is our struggle," Mr Joko said in his closing statement. "God willing, we may witness the independence of Palestine in our lives." Last year the European Union said exports from areas occupied by Israel must specify "settlement" on the label, rather than "Made in Israel". The global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement, which calls for the end of Israel's occupation of Palestinian land, has grown in popularity after peace talks collapsed in 2014.

This year US president Barack Obama signed a bill opposing boycotts targeting the state of Israel, but said he would not extend those protections to businesses in Israeli-controlled territories. However the UK is moving to ban publicly funded institutions, such as councils, from boycotting "unethical" businesses, including those operating in illegal Israeli settlements. And France's anti-discrimination laws mean that BDS activists can be convicted for inciting hatred. The fifth extraordinary Islamic summit on Palestine and Al-Quds Al-Sharif (Jerusalem) was requested by Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas following violence in the Occupied Territories after access was restricted to al-Aqsa mosque. Mr Joko - who made support for Palestine one of his foreign policy priorities during his election campaign - said Indonesia had agreed to host the event to express its full support for Palestine. The summit was attended by delegates from 49 countries, members of the Middle East Quartet and permanent members of the UN Security Council.

Fahmi Salsabila, Secretary General of the Indonesian Society for Middle East Studies, said a boycott of products from the Occupied Territories would be effective if implemented. "Even if, at the minimum, only OIC countries did that, it would have a serious impact on Israel's economy because OIC states have at least one billion people," he said. "And Israel's exports are one of its revenue sources. So I think it is such an extraordinary effort made by the OIC summit. But it will only be effective if it is implemented." However Zuhairi Misrawi, from Islamic organisation Nahdlatul Ulama, said it would be difficult to implement because some OIC countries had diplomatic ties with Israel. "Secondly, Israel usually sells its products through third countries that it has diplomatic ties with. Indonesia, for instance, buys Israeli products through Singapore and Thailand. So my opinion is that OIC countries would be better to use diplomatic channels to solve the Israel-Palestine issue." With Karuni Rompies