PARIS, France: Michelle Louling, a renowned French cleric, has called for an end to the Israeli occupation of Jerusalem describing the attempts by the Israeli rightist extremist wing for storming of Islamic holy sites in the city as a "disgrace".

In a statement, he said the Israeli government would shoulder the responsibility for any action taken against the Islamic holy sites.

He said the storming of the Islamic holy sites is not acceptable and is contrary to the principles of tolerance and respect for other faiths, particularly the Islamic religion, which, he said, has a historical and realistic presence in the city.

The 80-year-old French cleric warned against any action that would impinge on the sanctity of the Islamic holy sites, saying that this would inflame the entire Middle Eastern region.

As for the Jewish intention of building the so called "Solomon's Temple," Bishop Louling said right now there are realities on the ground, and any talk of altering the situation is futile under any circumstances, and any infringement is a no-go area.

There are some extremists who want to put the clock of history back on unreasonable excuses or by using religious legends that incite violence and intolerance, he added.

The Catholic cleric said the Vatican's stand on this issue is clear, in that it supports four resolutions of the UN that call for ending of the occupation of the Holy City, in particular Resolution No 478 of the Security Council that was passed on 20 August 1980 that condemns Israeli control of Jerusalem.