Jordan's associations of 14 professions on Sunday criticized a request by the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) to the UN to defer a vote on the Goldstone report that condemned Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip. 'The associations condemn this stance that serves the Zionist occupation and encourages the enemy to continue its crimes and siege against the Palestinians,' the Jordanian syndicates said in a statement. A PLO delegation in Geneva requested the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday to delay the vote on the report of a UN war crimes investigation led by South African jurist Richard Goldstone, according to media reports. In protest of the request, Palestinian Economy Minister Bassem Khuri, an independent, submitted his resignation Saturday. The UN report, released on Sept. 15, highlights Israeli war crimes during a 22-day Israeli offensive on Gaza, which started on Dec. 27, 2008 and resulted in the death of about 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis. The UN report said 'there was evidence indicating Israel had committed serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law during the Gaza conflict and actions amounting to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity.' In the statement, the Jordanian syndicates called on the Arabs and Muslims to be vigilant in light of the continued Israeli violations, warning of Israel's attempts to liquidate the Palestinian issue, control Jerusalem and annul the right of Palestinian refugees for return and compensation. Calling for supporting the Palestinians, especially in Jerusalem, in facing the Israeli violations against Al Aqsa Mosque, the syndicates criticized silence over breaking into the shrine by Jewish radicals and Israeli troops. On Sunday, clashes erupted anew between Palestinians and Israeli police after the latter prevented the Palestinians from gathering near the mosque, according to local media. The Palestinians flocked to the site after being told that a group of Jewish radicals were planning to break into the mosque, the report said. Last week, confrontations broke out between Palestinians and Israeli police as a group of Jewish radicals broke into the mosque. Several Palestinians were injured and many arrested in the clashes. 