Recommendations of the
Jerusalem Conference organized by
Al Quds University/Law
College, April 28 (Al Quds, 29/4/1994)
1. To establish a public
committee to supervise and promote the development of the Arab part of
Jerusalem
2. To intensify diplomatic
pressure together with friendly states in order to jointly pressure Israel
to revoke all the illegal measures which prevent Palestinian access to
Jerusalem (e.g. the military closure).
3. To transfer the headquarters
of all Palestinian national institutions to East Jerusalem.
4. Jerusalem is a national
and political issue which cannot be delayed or separated from the general
Palestine issue.
5. To form an Islamic-Christian
High Council that will work in defense of Arab Jerusalem.
6. To coordinate with the
owners of property in Jerusalem, especially with the Waqf for the renovation
of buildings and the optimal use of their property.
7. To call for an international
conference on the city of Jerusalem organized by experts from inside and
outside of Palestine.
8. To establish a research
institution supervised by an academic committee to follow up the situation
in Arab Jerusalem.
9. The Palestinian Council
for Housing must work for the establishment of housing units in East Jerusalem
and encourage Palestinians to live in them.
10. To demand permission
for private housing construction in East Jerusalem and the cancellation
of all “green land areas” from the Israeli town plans.
11. To offer loans and grants
to Palestinian Jerusalemites in order to enable them to build their homes.
12. To integrate the issue
of Jerusalem in the curricula of Palestinian educational institutions. |