DOCUMENTS ON JERUSALEM

Volume III:

9. Documents from Arab/Islamic States & Organizations

PASSIA Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs

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LIST OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………………..…………………… i 9. DOCUMENTS FROM ARAB/ISLAMIC STATES AND ORGANIZATIONS ………………. 1 Letter from Mohammed Sharif to the Governor of Jerusalem about a Decree Issued by Ibrahim Pasha Concerning the Wailing Wall, 1840 …………………………………………………………………. 1 Firman 1311 of the Ottoman Empire Regarding the Appointment of a Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem and the Rights of the Jewish Community in that Province, 5 Muharram 1311 AH (18 July 1893) ……... 1 Decision of the Administrative Council of the Liwa Concerning the Wailing Wall, 19 November 1911 …... 3 Positions of the Arab States on the Internationalization of Jerusalem as Indicated in the Discussions with the Conciliation Commission for Palestine, Beirut, 26 March 1949 …………………………………. 4 Statement by Jordanian Delegate Fawzi Pasha El-Mulki before the Special Political Committee of the UN General Assembly, Rejecting the Internationalization of the Arab Sector of Jerusalem, 26 November 1949 [Excerpts] ………………………………..………………………………………………. 5 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Egypt to the UN to the President of the UN Trusteeship Council, 4 January 1950 ………………………………..………………………………………. 6 Jordanian House of Deputies and House of Notables, Resolution Annexing the West Bank and Jerusalem, Amman, 24 April 1950 ………………………………….………………………………………. 7 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN to the President of the UN Security Council, 1 April 1961 ……………………………………………………………..……………………………. 7 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 23 February 1968 ………………………………………………………………..……………………………. 8 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 28 March 1968 …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 16 April 1968 ……………………………………………………………………………..……………………. 11 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 12 June 1968 [Excerpts] ………………………….……………………………………………………………. 13 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN to the President of the UN Security Council, 12 September 1969 ………………………………….………………………………………………. 13 Final Declaration of the First Islamic Summit Conference, Rabat, Morocco, 25 September 1969 ………. 36 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 22 July 1970 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 37 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 8 October 1970 …………………………………………………………..……………………………………. 38 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 17 February 1971 ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 39 Letter from the Permanent Representatives of Jordan and the United Arab Republic to the UN to the UN Secretary-General Concerning Israeli Building Plans in Jerusalem, 22 February 1971 [Excerpts] ….. 40 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 2 March 1971 …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 40

Letter from the Permanent Representative of Syria to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 2 March 1971 …………………………………………………………………………….……………………. 41 Final Declaration of the Third Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, February/March 1972 [Excerpts] ………………………………………..…………………………. 42 King Hussein of Jordan, Plan for a Federation - United Arab Kingdom Plan, 15 March 1972 …………. 43 Final Declaration of the 2nd Islamic Summit Conference, Lahore, Pakistan, 22-24 February 1974 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 44 Resolution of the 5th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Kuala Lumpur, 21-25 June 1974 [Excerpts] ……………………………………….……………………………………..………….……………. 45 Resolution of the 6th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 12-15 July 1975 [Excerpts] ……………………………………………...…………………………………………………. 46 Letter from the Permanent Representatives of the Libyan Arab Republic and Pakistan to the UN to the President of the UN Security Council, 19 March 1976 ……………………………………..………. 47 Final Declaration and Political Resolutions of the 7th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Istanbul, Turkey, 12-15 May 1976 [Excerpts] ……………………………………………..……..…………. 48 Resolutions of the 8th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Tripoli, Libya, 16-22 May 1977 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………………………………………………..………..……. 49 President Anwar Sadat of Egypt, Speech to the Israeli Knesset, 20 November 1977 [Excerpts] ……..…. 49 Final Declaration of the 9th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Dakar, Senegal, 24-28 April 1978 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………………………………..………………………. 50 Political Resolutions of the 9th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Dakar, Senegal, 24-28 April 1978 [Excerpts] ……………………………………………………..…………………………………………. 50 President Anwar Sadat of Egypt, Letter to US President Jimmy Carter at the Conclusion of the Camp David Agreements, Stating his Position on the Status of Jerusalem, 17 September 1978 ……... 51 Final Declaration, Decisions and Recommendations of the Jerusalem Committee at Its 8th Session, Jeddah, 19-20 November 1978 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………………………. 52 Declaration by the Islamic States Members of the United Nations Regarding the Deteriorating Situation of the Islamic and Arab Status of Jerusalem, 2 March 1979 ……………………………………. 54 Final Declaration of the 10th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Palestine and Al-Quds Al-Sharif Session), Fez, Morocco, 8-12 May 1979 [Excerpts] …………………………………………..…. 55 Political Resolutions of the 10th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Palestine and Al-Quds Al-Sharif Session) Fez, Morocco, 8-12 May 1979 [Excerpts] ……………………………………..……... 57 Resolutions of the First Session of Al-Quds Committee Fez, Kingdom of Morocco, 2-3 July 1979 ………. 60 Imam Khomeini, Proclamation of Al-Quds Day, August 1979 ……………………………………………. 62 Letter from the Charge d’Affaires A.I. of the Permanent Mission of Jordan to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 9 January 1980 …………………………………………………………………………. 64 Resolutions of the Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Islamabad, Pakistan, 27-29 January 1980 …………………………………………………………………. 65 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 5 February 1980 ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 66

Resolutions of the 2nd Session of Al-Quds Committee, Marrakech, Morocco, 11-12 March 1980 ……. 68 Statement Issued by the Official Spokesman of the Cabinet of the Arab Republic of Egypt on Israel’s Decision to Confiscate Arab Land in Jerusalem, 14 March 1980 ………………………….……. 70 Resolutions on Political and Information Affairs of the 11th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Islamabad, Pakistan, 17-22 May 1980 [Excerpts] ……………………………..………………. 71 Communication from the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Chedli Klibi, on the Status of Jerusalem, 24 June 1980 …………………………………………….………………………………………. 84 Final Declaration of the 2nd Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Amman, Jordan, 11-12 July 1980 [Excerpts] …………………………………………..……………………. 85 President Anwar Sadat of Egypt, Letter to Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin Following the Israeli Annexation of Jerusalem, 3 August 1980 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………. 87 Joint Saudi-Iraqi Statement on the Israeli Annexation of Jerusalem, Issued at the End of the Visit of President Saddam Hussein to Saudi Arabia, 6 August 1980 [Excerpts] ………………………………. 88 Imam Khomeini, Remarks on the Celebration of Al-Quds Day, August 1980 ……………………………. 89 Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia, Statement Following the Israeli Annexation of Jerusalem, 13 August 1980 [Excerpts] ……………………………………………………………………………………. 89 Final Communiqué of the Special Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers on the Question of Jerusalem, Fez, Morocco, 18-20 September 1980 ………………………………………. 90 Statement by the Official Jordanian Spokesman Concerning the Fire at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, 16 October 1980 …………………………………………………………………. 95 Final Communiqué of the Meeting of the Tripartite Summit Committee of the Jerusalem Committee, Rabat, Morocco, 7 November 1980 …………………………..………………………………. 96 Final Communiqué of the Arab Summit Conference, Amman, 25-27 November 1980 [Excerpts] ………. 96 Final Communiqué and Recommendations of the 4th Session of Al-Quds Committee, Rabat, Morocco, 22-24 December 1980 ………………………………….…………………………………………. 97

The Mecca Declaration of the 3rd Islamic Summit Conference, Mecca Al-Mukarramah, 25-28 January 1981 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………………………………………. 98 Political Resolutions of the 3rd Islamic Summit Conference ("Palestine and Al-Quds Al-Sharif Session",) Mecca, 25-28 January 1981 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………………. 99 Final Communiqué and Recommendations of the 5th Session of Al-Quds Committee, Fez, Morocco, 23-24 April 1981 ……………………..………………………………….………...………………. 106 Final Communiqué of the 12th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Baghdad, 1-5 June 1981 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 109 Resolutions on Political and Information Affairs of the 12th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Baghdad, 1-5 June 1981 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………………………………. 109 Imam Khomeini, Message for the Celebration of Al-Quds Day, August 1981 ……………………………. 112 Crown Prince Fahd Ibn Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia, Eight-Point Peace Plan, 7 August 1981 ……………. 114 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 8 September 1981 ………………………………………………………………….…………………………. 114 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN to the President of the UN Security Council, 12 April 1982 ………………………………………………………………………………. 119

Letter from the Charge d’Affaires of the Permanent Mission of Iraq to the UN to the President of the UN Security Council, 13 April 1982 ………………………………………..…………………………. 119 Final Communiqué and Recommendations of the 6th Session of Al-Quds Committee, Ifrane, Kingdom of Morocco, 6-8 May 1982 ………………………….………………..……………………………. 120 Note Verbale from the Permanent Representative of Iraq to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 21 May 1982 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 124 Political Resolutions, 13th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Niamey, Republic of Niger, 22-26 August 1982 [Excerpts] ……………………………..…………………………………………………. 125 Resolutions of the 12th Arab League Summit (“Fez Declaration”), Fez, Morocco, 6 September 1982 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 127 Letter from the Minister of Occupied Territories Affairs of Jordan, Hassan Ibrahim, to the Minister of Awkaf and Islamic Religious Affairs, 31 January 1983 …………………………………………………. 127 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 14 March 1983 …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 128 Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Communiqué on the Recent Zionist Attempt to Destroy Al-Aqsa Mosque, 16 March 1983 ………………………………….………………………………. 130 Final Declaration of the 14th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 6-11 December 1983 [Excerpts] ………………………..……………………………………………………. 131 Report and Resolutions on Political and Information Affairs of the 14th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 6-11 December 1983 [Excerpts] ………………………………. 131 Resolutions on Political and Information Affairs of the 4th Islamic Summit Conference, Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, 16-19 January 1984 [Excerpts] ……………………………………………….……. 133 Final Communiqué of the 4th Islamic Summit Conference, Casablanca, Morocco16-19 January 1984 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………….……………………………………………. 134 Cable from the Director-General of the Arab Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) to the Director-General of the UNESCO General Conference Regarding Events at the Haram Al-Sharif Enclosure, 31 January 1984 ………………………………………………………………. 135 Communication from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan to the Director-General of the UNESCO General Conference Regarding Events at the Haram Al-Sharif Enclosure, 8 February 1984 …………. 135 Letter from the Permanent Delegate of Saudi Arabia to UNESCO to the Director-General of the UNESCO General Conference Regarding Events at the Haram Al-Sharif, Paris, 29 February 1984 …. 136 Memorandum from the Ministry of Education and the National Commission for Education, Culture and Science of Jordan to the Director-General of the UNESCO General Conference Regarding Events at the Haram Al-Sharif, 12 March 1984 …………………...............………………………………. 137 Statement by the Arab League on the Transfer of the Embassy of El Salvador from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, 23 April 1984 …………………………………………………………………………………. 137 Note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Jordan to the Permanent Delegate of Jordan to UNESCO, 19 May 1984 ………………………………………………………………………………………. 138 Letter from the Permanent Delegate of Jordan to UNESCO to the Director-General of the UNESCO General Conference, Paris, 1 June 1984 …………………..………………………………………………. 139 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 9 August 1984 …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 139

Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Statement to the 39th Session of the UN General Assembly, New York, 28 September 1984 [Excerpts] ………………………………………. 141 Resolutions of the 15th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Sanaa, Yemen Arab Republic, 25-29 Rabiul Awal, 1405 H (18-22 December 1984) [Excerpts] …………………………………………. 142 King Hussein I of Jordan, Address to the 40th Session of the UN General Assembly, New York, 27 September 1985 [Excerpts] …………………………..……………………………………………………. 145 Final Communiqué and Resolutions on Political and Information Affairs of the 16th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Fez, Morocco, 6-10 January 1986 [Excerpts] ………………………………………. 145 Report and Resolutions on Cultural and Social Affairs of the 16th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Fez, Morocco, 6-10 January 1986 [Excerpts] ……………………………………………………. 150 Final Communiqué of the 10th Session of the Al-Quds Committee, Marrakesh, Morocco, 21-22 January 1986 ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 150 His Majesty Hassan II, King of Morocco, Letter to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the UN Security Council, 24 January 1986 ………………………………………………………………. 152 Communiqué of the Coordination Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, New York, 2 October 1986 [Excerpts] ………………………………………. 153 Final Communiqué of the 5th Islamic Summit Conference, Kuwait, 26-29 January 1987 [Excerpts] ……. 154 Resolutions on Political and Information Affairs of the 5th Islamic Summit Conference, Kuwait, 26-29 January 1987 [Excerpts] ………………………….……………………………………………………. 155 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN to the UN Secretary General, 31 July 1987 ………………………………………………………..…………………………………………. 158 Final Communiqué and Recommendations of the Emergency Meeting of the Al-Quds Committee, Irfane, Morocco, 5 January 1988 …………………………………….………………………………………. 160 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 11 March 1988 ………………………………………………………………..………………………………. 162 Final Communiqué of the 17th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Session of Islamic Solidarity with the Uprising of the Palestinian People, Amman, Jordan, 21-25 March 1988 [Excerpts] …………. 163 Resolutions on the Political, Legal and Information Affairs, 17th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Session of Islamic Solidarity With the Uprising of the Palestinian People, Amman, Jordan, 21-25 March 1988 [Excerpts] ………………………………..………………………………………. 165 Letter from the Minister of Waqf and Islamic Affairs to the UN Secretary-General, 3 April 1988 …………. 167 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 2 May 1988 …………………………………………………………………………….………………………. 167 Resolutions on Political, Legal and Information Affairs of the 18th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Session of Islamic Fraternity and Solidarity, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 13-16 March 1989 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 169 Final Statement of the Emergency Arab Summit Conference, Baghdad, 28-30 May 1990 [Excerpts] …... 172 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the UN to the President of the UN Security Council, 28 June 1990 ……………………………………………….………………………………………. 173 Final Communiqué of the 19th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session of Peace, Interdependence and Development), Cairo, Egypt, 31 July-5 August 1990 [Excerpts] …………………. 174

Letter from the Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Hamid Algabid, to the UN Secretary-General, Regarding the Al-Aqsa Mosque Massacre, 9 October 1990 ……………. 180 Statement by the Spokesman for the Algerian Minister for Foreign Affairs Condemning the Massacre at Al-Aqsa Mosque, 9 October 1990 ……………………………………………………..…………………. 181 Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar on the Tragic Developments in Israeli-Occupied East Jerusalem, 10 October 1990 …………………………………………………….……………………. 181 Communiqué from the Council of Ministers of the Tunisian Republic on the Recent Events in the Occupied Arab Territories, 11 October 1990 ………………………………………………………………. 181 Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia on Israeli Violence towards the Palestinian People and Condemning the Al-Aqsa Mosque Massacre, 12 October 1990 ……………………………. 182 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN to the President of the UN Security Council, 13 December 1990 …………………………………………………………………….……………. 183 Communiqué by the Members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference at the UN on the Situation in Jerusalem, 14 December 1990 …………………………………………………………………. 183 Final Communiqué of the 20th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Istanbul, Turkey, 4-8 August 1991 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………………………….………………. 184 Resolutions of the 20th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Istanbul, Turkey, 4-8 August 1991 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………………………………………….……………………. 184 King Hussein I of Jordan, Address to the European Parliament, 11 September 1991 [Excerpts] …….... 187 Report and Resolutions on Political Affairs of the 6th Islamic Summit Conference, Dakar, Senegal, 9-11 December 1991 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………………………………………. 187 Report and Resolutions on Cultural, Social and Information Affairs of the 6th Islamic Summit Conference, Dakar, Senegal, 9-11 December 1991 [Excerpts] …………………………………………. 188 King Hussein I of Jordan, Address to the Nation, Amman, 5 November 1992 [Excerpts] ………………. 189 Statement by Ambassador Gaafar M. Allagany, Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the UN, before the 47th Session of the UN General Assembly Concerning Item 30: 'The Question of Palestine', New York, 1 December 1992 [Excerpts] ……………………………………………………. 189 Resolutions on Political, Muslim Communities and Minorities, Legal and Information Affairs of the 21st Conference of Foreign Ministers, Karachi, Pakistan, 25-29 April 1993 [Excerpts] …………………. 190 Resolution on Cultural and Islamic Affairs of the 21st Conference of the Foreign Ministers, Karachi, Pakistan, 25-29 April 1993 [Excerpts] …………………………………….…………………………………. 192 Statement Issued at the Coordination Meeting of the Arab Parties to the Peace Process, Amman, 7 June 1993 [Excerpts] ………………………….………………………….…………………………………. 192 King Hussein I of Jordan, Address to the Nation, Amman, 12 October 1993 [Excerpts] ………………. 193 King Hussein I of Jordan, Remarks on the Issue of Jerusalem, Amman, 17 October 1993 [Excerpts] ….. 193 King Hussein I of Jordan, Address to the Jordanian Parliament, Amman, 23 November 1993 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………………………………………….……………………. 194 Letter from the Permanent Delegation of the League of Arab States to the UN Office at Geneva, Addressed to the Assistant UN Secretary-General for Human Rights, 14 January 1994 ………………. 195 Resolution 5366 (CI), Adopted by the Council of the League of Arab States at Its 101st Regular Session, 27 March 1994 ………………………………………………………………………………………. 195

King Hussein I of Jordan, Address on the Occasion of the Unveiling of the Restored Dome of the Rock, Amman, 18 April 1994 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………………..…. 196 King Hussein I of Jordan, Address to the Joint Session of the US Congress, Washington DC, 26 July 1994 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………………..……………………………. 196 Government of Jordan, Official Statement on Jordan’s Role in Jerusalem, Amman, 28 July 1994 ………. 196 Resolution Adopted by the 7th Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Islamabad, Pakistan, 27-9 September 1994 [Excerpts] ……………………………………………………. 197 Final Communiqué of the 7th Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Islamabad, Pakistan, 7-9 September 1994 [Excerpts] ……………………………………………………. 199 Final Communiqué of the 22nd Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Casablanca, Morocco, 10-12 December 1994 [Excerpts] ……………………….……………………………………………………. 200 Resolutions on Cultural and Islamic Affairs of the 22nd Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Casablanca, Morocco, 10-12 December 1994 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………. 201 Final Communiqué of the 7th Islamic Summit Conference, Casablanca, Morocco, 13-15 December 1994 [Excerpts] ……………………………………………………………………….………………………. 201 Resolutions on Political, Legal and Minorities and Communities, and Information Affairs of the 7th Islamic Summit Conference, Casablanca, Morocco, 13-15 December 1994 [Excerpts] ………………. 202 Resolutions on Cultural and Islamic Affairs of the 7th Islamic Summit Conference, Casablanca, Morocco, 13-15 December 1994 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………………………. 205 King Hussein I of Jordan, Address to the 7th Organization of the Islamic Conference Summit, Casablanca, 14 December 1994 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………………………. 206 Final Communiqué and Recommendations of the 15th Session of Al-Quds Committee, Ifrane, Morocco, 16-17 January 1995 ………………………..………………………………………………………. 206 Final Communiqué of the International Seminar on Al-Quds Al-Sharif Convened by the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the League of Arab States, Cairo, 14 March 1995 ………………………. 209 Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Press Release on Israeli Violations in Al-Quds Al-Sharif, 29 April 1995 ………………………………………………………………. 210 Resolution No. 5487 Adopted by the Council of the League of Arab States at Its Extraordinary Session, 6 May 1995 …………………………………………………………………………………………. 210 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN to the President of the UN Security Council, 8 May 1995 ……………………………………….…………………………………………………. 212 Resolution of the 3rd Islamic Conference of Information Ministers, Damascus, Syria, 24-25 May 1995 …. 212 Final Communiqué of the OIC Annual Coordination Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, UN Headquarters, New York, 2 October 1995 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………………. 213 Report of the Secretary-General on Al-Quds Al-Sharif and Palestine Submitted to the Annual Coordination Meeting of the Meeting of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, UN Headquarters, New York, 2 October 1995 [Excerpts] ……………………….………………………………………………. 213 Statement by His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, at the 50th Session of the UN General Assembly, New York, 10 October 1995 [Excerpts] ……………. 215 Saudi Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Speech to the 11th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, Cartagena, Colombia, 14-20 October 1995 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………………………. 215

Final Communiqué of the 23rd Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Conakry, Guinea, 9-12 December 1995 [Excerpts] ……………………………………………………………………………………. 216 Report and Resolutions on Cultural and Islamic Affairs of the 23rd Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Conakry, Guinea, 9-12 December 1995 [Excerpts] ……………………………………………. 217 Report and Resolutions on Political, Muslim Minorities and Communities, Legal and Information Affairs of the 23rd Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Conakry, Guinea, 9-12 December 1995 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………….……………………………………………. 217 Final Communiqué of the 5th Session of the Standing Committee on Information and Cultural Affairs (COMIAC), Dakar, Republic of Senegal, .27-28 March 1996 [Excerpts] …………………………………. 223 Spiritual Leaders of the Arab World, The Jerusalem Appeal, Beirut, 17 June 1996 ……………………. 224 Final Communiqué of the Arab Summit Conference on the Arab-Israeli Peace Talks, Cairo, 23 June 1996 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………………………………………….…. 226 Statement by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) on the Stance of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and the US Congress Regarding the Peace Process and Jerusalem, 10 July 1996 ……………………………………………………….……………………………………………. 226 Statement by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Condemning Israel's Secret Opening of Al-Aqsa Tunnel, 25 September 1996 …………………………………………………. 227 Statement by the National Association of Arab Americans (NAAA) Condemning Provocative Israeli Actions in Jerusalem, 25 September 1996 …………………………………………………………………. 227 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the UN to the President of the UN Security Council, 26 September 1996 ………………………………………….……………………………. 228 Letter from the President of the 7th Summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, President of the Al-Quds Committee, to the UN Secretary-General, 26 September 1996 …………..…. 228 Statement by Abdul-Rahman Mansouri, Assistant Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, in the General Debate of the 51st Session of the UN General Assembly, New York, 1 October 1996 [Excerpts] ……... 229 Final Communiqué of the Organization of the Islamic Conference Annual Coordination Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, United Nations, New York, 2 October 1996 …………………………………. 230 Report and Resolutions on Political, Muslim Communities and Minorities, Legal and Information Affairs of the 24th Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session of Fraternity and Cooperation) Jakarta, Indonesia, 9-13 December 1996 [Excerpts] ………………………………………. 231 Report of the Cultural and Islamic Affairs Committee of the 24th Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session of Fraternity and Cooperation) Jakarta, 9-13 December 1996 [Excerpts] …... 234 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Iraq to the UN to the President of the UN Security Council, 16 December 1996 …………………………………………..………………………………………. 236 Communiqué by the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States on Israeli Settlements Plans on Jabal Abu Ghneim, 23 February 1997 ……………………………………………………………………. 236 Statement by the National Association of Arab Americans (NAAA) on Israeli Settlements in Jerusalem, 28 February 1997 …………………………………..……………………………………………. 237 Statement by the League of Arab States, Condemning the Construction of a New Settlement in Jerusalem, Cairo, 1 March 1997 ………………………………..……………………………………………. 237 Statement by the Islamic Group of the Organization of the Islamic Conference Condemning the Construction of a Settlement in Jerusalem, New York, 3 March 1997 ……………………………………. 238

Statement by the President of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Hala Maksoud, on the 100-City Jerusalem Campaign against Israeli Settlements and Jabal Abu Ghneim, Washington, DC, 12 March 1997 …………………………………………………………………. 238 Special Declaration on the Cause of Palestine, Al-Quds Al-Sharif and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Adopted by the Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit, Islamabad, Pakistan, 23 March 1997 ……. 240 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Qatar to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 31 March 1997 ………………………………………………………………..………………………………. 241 Resolution 107/5628, Adopted by the Council of the League of Arab States at Its 107th Session, Cairo, 31 March 1997 …………………………………………………………………………………………. 241 King Hussein I of Jordan, Address to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 25 September 1997 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………………………. 243 Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Statement to the 52nd Session of the UN General Assembly, New York, 8 October 1997 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………………. 243 Resolution of the 4th Session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers, Dakar, Senegal, 29-30 November 1997 [Excerpts] ……………………………………………………………………………. 244 King Hussein I of Jordan, Letter on the Hashemite Guardianship of the Holy Sites to Prime Minister Abdel Salaam Al-Majali, Amman, 4 December 1997 [Excerpts] …………………………………………. 244 Final Communiqué of the 8th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), Tehran, Iran, 9-11 December 1997 [Excerpts] …………………………………. 245 Resolutions Concerning Political, Muslim Minorities and Communities, Legal and Information Affairs of the 8th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Dignity, Dialogue, Participation) Teheran, Iran, 9-11 December 1997 [Excerpts] ……………………………………………………………. 246 Tehran Declaration of the 8th Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), Teheran, Iran, 14-18 December 1997 [Excerpts] ……………………………………………………..……. 249 Note Verbale from the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 3 March 1998 ……………………….………………………………………………. 249 Final Communiqué of the 25th Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session for a Better Future for the Peoples of the Islamic Ummah), Doha, Qatar, 15-17 March 1998 [Excerpts] …. 250 Statement by the Council of the League of Arab States, Condemning Israeli Settlement Policy in Jerusalem, Cairo, 25 June 1998 ………….…………………………….……………………………………. 252 Final Communiqué and Recommendations of the 17th Session of Al-Quds Committee, Casablanca, Morocco, 29-30 July 1998 ……………………………………………..……………………………………. 253 Final Communiqué of the Annual Coordination Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the States Members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, UN Headquarters, New York, 1 October 1998 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 255 Final Communiqué of the 26th Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 28 June-1 July 1999) [Excerpts] ……………………………………………………………. 258 Report and Resolution of the Cultural Affairs Committee Submitted to the 26th Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session of Peace and Partnership for Development), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 28 June-1 July 1999 [Excerpts] ……………………………………………. 259 Final Communiqué of the Annual Coordination Meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of States Members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, UN Headquarters, New York, 1 October 1999 [Excerpts] ……………………………………………………………………………………. 260

Resolutions of the 5th Session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers, Tehran, Iran 1-2 December 1999 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………………………………………. 263 Final Communiqué of the 27th Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session of Islam and Globalization), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 27-30 June 2000 [Excerpts] ……………………. 265 Reports of the Secretary General on the Question of Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, the City of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, Al-Quds Fund and Its Waqf, Submitted to the 27th Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 27-30 June 2000) [Excerpts] ……………. 267 Reports of the Secretary General on the Organic, Statutory and General Questions, Submitted to the 27th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 27-30 June 2000 [Excerpts] …. 273 Report of the Second Session of the Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, Cairo, Egypt, 3-4 July 2000 [Excerpts] …………….………………………………………………………. 274 Final Communiqué and Recommendations Adopted by the Al-Quds Committee at Its 18th Session, Agadir, Kingdom of Morocco, 28 August 2000 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………. 275 Statement by Assistant Saudi Foreign Minister Nizar Obaid Madani to the 55th Session of the UN General Assembly, 14 September 2000 [Excerpts] …..…….…………………………………………. 276 Report of the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the OIC Member States, UN Headquarters, New York, 18 September 2000 [Excerpts] ………………………………….……………………………………………. 277 Final Communiqué of the Annual Coordination Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of OIC Member States, UN Headquarters, New York, 18 September 2000 [Excerpts] ……………………………………. 279 Final Communiqué of the Arab Heads of State, Extraordinary Arab League Summit Conference, Cairo, 22 October 2000 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………………………………. 281 Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Speech at the Arab League Emergency Summit, Cairo, 21-22 October 2000 [Excerpts] …………………………………….…………………………………………. 282 Final Communiqué of the 9th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Peace and Development - "Al-Aqsa Intifada"), Doha, Qatar, 12-13 November 2000 [Excerpts] ……………………. 282 Resolutions on Political, Muslim Minorities & Communities, Legal and Information Affairs of the 9th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference, Session of Peace and Development (“Al-Aqsa Intifada"), Doha, Qatar, 12-13 November 2000 [Excerpts] ……………………………………………………………. 286 Resolutions on Cultural and Islamic Affairs of the 9th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Peace and Development - "Al-Aqsa Intifada"), Doha, Qatar, 12-13 November 2000 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………………..………………………………………………. 290 Council of Ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Statement Concerning the Remarks Made by US Secretary of State Colin Powell on the Issue of Jerusalem, 12 March 2001 ……….……………. 291 League of Arab States, Resolution 115/6053 on the Question of Jerusalem, Adopted at its 115th Regular Session, Cairo, 12 March 2001 ………………………………………………………………. 291 League of Arab States, Resolution 115/6057 on the Question of Jerusalem, Adopted at its 115th Regular Session, Cairo, 12 March 2001 ………………………………………………………………. 292 Final Statement of the Arab League Summit, Amman, 27-28 March 2001 [Excerpts] …………………. 293 King Hassan of Morocco, Chair of Al-Quds Committee, Communiqué Regarding the Preservation of Jerusalem and its Holy Places, 18 April 2001 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………. 294 Final Communiqué of the Extraordinary Meeting of the OIC Foreign Ministers on the Grave Situation Prevailing in the Palestinian Territories, Doha, Qatar, 26 May 2001 [Excerpts] …………………………. 294

Final Communiqué of the 28th Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session of Peace and Development - Intifada Al-Aqsa), Bamako, Mali, 25-27 June 2001 [Excerpts] …………. 295 Report and Resolutions on Political, Muslim Minorities and Communities, Legal and Information Affairs of the 28th Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session of Peace and Development - Intifada Al-Aqsa) Bamako, Mali, 25-27 June 2001 [Excerpts] ……………………………. 296 Resolutions on Cultural and Islamic Affairs of the 28th Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session of Peace and Development - Intifada Al-Aqsa) Bamako, Mali, 25-27 June 2001 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 300 Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Abdelouahed Belkeziz, Statement on Israeli Threats to Storm the Precincts of the Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jeddah, 24 July 2001 …...... 301 Letter from the Permanent Representative of Qatar to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 30 July 2001 ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………. 302 Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference Press Release Calling for an Urgent Meeting of the UN Security Council to Consider Recent Israeli Onslaughts against the Palestinian People, Jeddah, 15 August 2001 ………………………………………………………………. 302 Organization of the Islamic Conference, Press Release, Jeddah, 21 August 2001 ……………………. 303 Statement by Ahmad Hajihosseini, Charge d’Affaires A.I. of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to the UN, before the UN Security Council on "The Situation in the Middle East, Including the Palestinian Question", New York , 21 August 2001 …………………. 304 Final Communiqué of the 10th Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers on the Grave Situation in the Palestinian Territories, Doha, Qatar, 10 December 2001 ………………. 306 Final Statement of the 19th Session of the Al-Quds Committee, Marrakech, 25 January 2002 ………. 307 The Arab League “Peace Plan”, Arab League Summit Conference, Beirut, 27 March 2002 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………………………..……………………………………. 309 Final Communiqué of the 29th Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session of Solidarity and Dialogue), Khartoum, Sudan, 25-27 June 2002 [Excerpts] ………………………………. 309 Resolutions on Palestine Affairs: Arab-Israeli Conflict and Al-Quds Al-Sharif, of the 29th Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session of Solidarity and Dialogue), Khartoum, Sudan, 25-27 June 2002 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………………………………………. 310 Organization of the Islamic Conference, Press Release on the Occasion of International Solidarity Day with the Palestinian People, 21 August 2002 …………………………………………………………. 316 Report of the Meeting of the OIC Six-Member Committee on Palestine, UN Headquarters, New York, 12 September 2002 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………………………. 317 Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Press Release on the American Law Considering Jerusalem the Capital of Israel, Jeddah, 1 October 2002 ……………….……………. 318 Statement by the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUOICM): Provocation to the Sentiments of the Arab and Muslim Worlds on the US Bill Recognizing Al-Quds as the Capital of Israel, October 2002 ……………………………………………………………………..……………………. 319 Letter from the Chargé d’Affaires A.I. of the Permanent Mission of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to the UN to the UN Secretary-General, 9 December 2002 …………………………..……………………. 320 Communiqué on Iraq and Declaration on Palestine of the 2nd Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference, Doha, Qatar, 5 March 2003 [Excerpts] ……………………………………………. 320 Resolutions of the 6th Session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers, Cairo, Egypt, 10-11 March 2003 ………………………………………..……………………………………………………. 321

Resolutions on Palestine Affairs: Arab-Israeli Conflict and Al-Quds Al-Sharif, of the 30th Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session of Unity and Dignity), Tehran, Iran, 28-30 May 2003 [Excerpts] ……………………………………..……………………………………………. 323 Declaration on Al-Quds Al-Sharif and Palestine of the 10th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Knowledge and Morality for the Progress of Ummah), Putrajaya, Malaysia, 16-17 October 2003 ………………………………………………………………….………………………………. 328 Resolutions on Palestine Affairs of the 10th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Knowledge and Morality for the Progress of Ummah), Putrajaya, Malaysia, 16-17 October 2003 [Excerpts] ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..…. 329 Dakar Declaration of the 3rd Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUOICM), Dakar, Senegal, 9-10 March 2004 ……………………………………………………………. 335 League of Arab States, Press Release to the Quartet, 14 April 2004 ……………………………………. 336 Resolutions of the 31st Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session of Progress and Global Harmony), Istanbul, Turkey, 14-16 June 2004 [Excerpts] …………………………. 337 Resolution No. 30/31-C (Pal) on Preservation of the Islamic Character, Human Heritage and Religious Rights of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, 31st Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session of Progress and Global Harmony), Istanbul, Turkey, 14-16 June 2004 ………………………. 338 Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Press Release Regarding Threats to Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jeddah, 7 July 2004 …………………………………………………………. 339 General Secretariat of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Statement on the Commemoration of the Burning of the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jeddah, 19 August 2004 ……………………………………. 340 Final Communiqué of the Annual Coordination Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, UN Headquarters, New York, 28 September 2004 ..…. 340 Beirut Declaration of the 7th Session of the Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUOICM), Beirut, 9-10 February 2005 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………. 341 Resolutions of the 7th Session of the Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUOICM), Beirut, 9-10 February 2005 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………………. 342 Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Press Release, Issued on the Occasion of Land Day and Israel’s Decision to Expand Settlements in Occupied Al-Quds, Jeddah, 29 March 2005 ………………..………………………………………………. 343 Final Communiqué of the 32nd Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session of Integration and Development) Sana'a, Yemen, 28-30 June 2005 [Excerpts] ……………………………. 344 Resolutions on Cultural and Social Affairs of the 32nd Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session of Integration and Development), Sana'a, Yemen 28-30 June 2005 [Excerpts] …... 345 General Secretariat of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Statement on the Commemoration of Solidarity Day with Al-Quds Al-Sharif and Palestine, Jeddah, 21 August 2005 ………………………. 346 Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Statement at the Consultative Meeting of the OIC Ministerial Delegation, New York, 18 September 2005 …………………………………………………………………..………………………. 347 Statement on the Activities of the Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, and the Islamic Ministerial Committee on Al-Quds and Palestine at the UN, Jeddah, 26 September 2005 ………………………………….…………………………………. 348 Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Press Release on the Condition of Religious and Historical Sites in Al-Quds Al-Sharif, Jeddah, 20 November 2005 …………………………………………………………………………..………………. 348

Final Communiqué of the 3rd Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference ("Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century, Solidarity In Action"), Makkah Al-Mukarramah, 7-8 December 2005 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 349 Report of the Secretary General on the Cause of Palestine and Al-Quds Al-Sharif Submitted to the 3rd Extraordinary Islamic Summit Conference, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, 7-8 December 2005 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………………………………………………………..……. 349 Ten-Year Program of Action to Meet the Challenges Facing the Muslim Ummah in the 21st Century, 3rd Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia, 7-8 December 2005 [Excerpts] ………………………………………………………………………………. 352 Joint Communiqué, Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Executive Committee Ministerial Meeting, Jeddah, 16 March 2006 ……………………………………………………………………………. 352 Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Press Release Regarding Israel’s Declaring the Qalandia Crossing an International Border Crossing, Jeddah, 27 March 2006 …………. 353 Final Declaration of the International Conference on Al-Quds and in Support of the Rights of the Palestinian People, Tehran, 16 April 2006 …………………………………………………………………. 353 Statement of the Meeting of Ministers Members of the Committee on Palestine of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Putrajaya, Malaysia, 28 May 2006 [Excerpts] ………………………..………………. 354 Resolutions of the 33rd Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session on Harmony of Rights, Freedoms and Justice), Baku, Azerbaijan, 19-21 June 2006 [Excerpts] …………. 356 Final Communiqué of the 7th Session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 13-14 September 2006 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………………. 361 Report of the Secretary-General on the Cause of Palestine, Al-Quds Al-Sharif and the Arab Israeli Conflict, Annual Coordination Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the OIC Member States, UN Headquarters, New York, 25 September 2006 [Excerpts] …………………………………………………. 362 APPENDIX: LIST OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES I, II AND IV …………………………………. 363

Volume I: 1. Jewish Statements and Positions …………………………………….…. 363 2. Christian Statements and Positions ………………………………….…. 363 3. Muslim Statements and Positions …………………………………….…. 366

4. European Documents ………………………………………………..…. 367 5. United States Documents ………………….………………………..…. 369 6. International, Bilateral & Other Documents ………………………..…. 372 Volume II: 7. Palestinian Documents …………………………………………………. 374 8. Israeli Documents …….……………………………………………….…. 378 Volume IV: 10. United Nations Documents ………………………………………..……. 383

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INTRODUCTION To study Palestinian history in depth requires a familiarity with certain documents that have had an impact upon the unfolding history of the Palestinian cause. The academic responsibility of any researcher necessitates constant referral to different sources of information and a willingness to understand, observe, and analyze facts within the given historical context, both as historical events and as part of a certain political environment, as well as in relation to the different channels of thinking that governed a particular historical moment. In yet another attempt to facilitate this task, PASSIA undertook a project in the years 1996-97 con-sisting of the compilation of documents, statements, and other resources pertaining to the Palestine Question in general and the issue of Jerusalem in particular with the intention of providing re-searchers and anyone else with an interest in the subject matter with a comprehensive resource work on the evolution and course of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict from pre-Ottoman times until the present. The outcome was a volume of documents on Jerusalem and two on Palestine contain-ing the full or partial texts (relevant excerpts) of several hundred statements, documents, and reso-lutions displaying the attitudes, positions, and proposals associated throughout history with various key players, mediators, and international bodies. Since all three volumes mentioned above had been out of print for some time due to the great de-mand for each, PASSIA, in 2006, embarked on a new project, the purpose of which was to re-search, edit, and publish amended and updated versions of this valuable series of documents. It was decided, whilst compiling and organizing the huge number of relevant texts to tackle the Jerusalem issue separately due to its special standing within the wider Palestine-Israel conflict. The many proposals put forward over the years in a bid to find a solution to the Palestine Question all recognized the need to pay special attention to Jerusalem be it because of the city’s unique status as the historic site of the Holy Places of the three great monotheistic religions, its symbolic nature, or its significance in terms of the national identity of the peoples of the region. The Documents on Jerusalem are arranged by source of origin (e.g., Jewish, Christian, Muslim, European, US, Palestinian, Israeli, Arab, UN, etc.) and, within each sub-category, in chronological order. The four volumes on Jerusalem list the full texts or extracts relating to the issue of Jerusalem of numerous statements, documents, and resolutions mirroring the different attitudes towards Jerusa-lem as they have evolved throughout history. They are organized as follows: VOLUME I:

Part I: Documents with a Religious Background - Jewish Statements and Positions - Christian Statements and Positions - Muslim Statements and Positions

Part II: Political Documents - European Documents - US Documents - International, Bilateral, & Other Documents

VOLUME II:

- Palestinian Documents - Israeli Documents

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VOLUME III: - Documents from Arab/Islamic States and Organizations

VOLUME IV:

- UN Documents Each volume includes an electronic version (CD) of the texts it contains, the purpose of which is to facilitate the search for certain sources, subjects, and documents, as well as an annex listing the entries found in other three volumes. Although we have endeavored to make this publication as reader/user friendly as possible, one should be aware that there is some inconsistency in terms of the spelling of non-English words - names and places (such as Haram Ash-Sharif or Intifada) – since we adhered, wherever possible, to the original version rather than apply our usual spelling rules. It is for the same reason that the volumes contain a number of minor typographical errors such as the omission of apostrophes, in-consistent capitalization, and spelling mistakes found in the originals. Footnotes included in the volumes - excluding those marked “the ed.” - are mostly those that ap-peared in the original texts though the readership note that the numbering will not necessarily be accordance with the original version. About This Volume Volume III deals with Arab and Islamic positions and policies relating to Jerusalem. Jerusalem's Arab roots go back 5,000 years to the time when the city of Arab Yabous (Jerusalem) was founded. As Islam has dominated the culture of the Middle East for the last 1,400 years, it has dominated that of Jerusalem. The historic city of Jerusalem with its Arab culture, heritage, and architecture possesses many significant monuments and sacred shrines and it has been agreed that there is an urgent need to preserve these sites, as well as Jerusalem as a whole. Since Jerusalem was under Muslim rule for centuries and there has been a continuous and uninterrupted Arab pres-ence there, the city has a significant meaning to the Arab World in general. The Islamic approach to the city in particular determines the Arab Muslim states’ concern for the fate of Jerusalem and their refusal to accept or recognize Jewish rule. For the Muslim World, Israel's historical justifica-tion of its claim to Jerusalem lacks any fundamental validity, not least of all because Jerusalem was under Jewish control for only a very short period when compared with the time it spent under Islamic rule. If historical claims provide justification for today's ‘sovereignty,’ the adherents of Islam have a far better claim than those of Christianity and Judaism. The city was governed by Arab-Islamic politics for 1,400 years and it was under Arab-Islamic rule throughout the centuries that the city's heritage, history, and culture were preserved. Islamic rule of the city always safe-guarded Jerusalem's specific character and secured its propitious environment for all religious groups. During the entire period of the Ottoman Empire, for example, the millet (nation) system recognized the laws and religions of Christians and Jews. Against this background, the Arab states and Muslims in general opposed the UN Partition Plan (Resolution 181) for Palestine, as well as the notion of the corpus separatum for Jerusalem, both of which they considered illegal and immoral). During the period of Hashemite rule (1948-67) in the city, the Jordanians refused to discuss any type of internationalization and went ahead with their plans to annex the West Bank, including the Old City (effective 24 April 1950). They did not proclaim Jerusalem as their capital or move their ministries there, but instead, declared it, in 1960, the Kingdom’s “second capital.” However, although work commenced on the construction of ‘King Hussein's Palace’ - the remains of which are still visible on the landscape of the Shu’fat neighbor-hood - the project was later abandoned.

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The Arab League, meanwhile, rejected both the Israeli and Jordanian annexation of Jerusalem and has always demanded that the city should either return to the status quo ante, meaning the lines of 1948-1967 or be the subject of negotiations. In 1975, the Islamic Conference Organization formed a Jerusalem Committee, chaired by the late King Hassan of Morocco, which has since called for the liberation of Jerusalem from Israeli control and the return of Arab rule to the city. A Final Note We have done our utmost to uphold our commitment to objectivity and comprehensiveness and thus hope to be excused for entries we may have missed as well as for any other mistakes relating to the production of these volumes. PASSIA hopes that the Documents on Jerusalem will serve as a valuable resource of a scope and comprehensiveness that has never before been available in such a form and that this will be of enormous benefit to anyone interested in tracing the events and various stages relating to the issue of Jerusalem. Finally yet importantly, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the entire PASSIA team whose invaluable efforts and teamwork have contributed to the realization of this project. Special thanks also go to the Representative Office of Finland, Ramallah, for the kind support that made the printing and binding of this publication possible. January 2007

Dr. Mahdi F.Abdul Hadi Head of PASSIA

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LETTER FROM MOHAMMED SHARIF TO THE GOVERNOR OF JERUSALEM ABOUT A DECREE ISSUED BY IBRAHIM PASHA CONCERNING THE WAILING WALL, 1840

To the pride of honourable men, the highly respected

Ahmad Agha Duzdar, Governor of the City of Jerusalem. We are in receipt of an order from the Supreme Military Command, enclosing a copy of an August Khedivial Irada issued to His Excellency [i.e., the Commander-in-Chief, Ibrahim Pasha], to the effect that whereas it has come to light from a copy of minutes of the Majles Shura [Representative Council] of Jerusalem that the area which the Jews have applied to pave is contiguous with the wall of the Haram Al-Sharif and the tethering place of Al-Buraq [the legendary steed which is believed to have borne the Prophet on his miraculous ascen-sion, and which was, according to Muslim legend, tethered by the Angel Gabriel at a spot adjoining the Wailing Wall] and is contained in the Waqf of Abu Midian (of holy memory); and whereas there is no prece-dent for the Jews carrying out any such repairs in that area in the past; and whereas it has been established that it would be inadmissible under the Shar'ia Law (for them to do so); therefore the Jews must not be en-abled to carry out the paving, and they must be cautioned against raising their voices and displaying their books (or utterances) and (informed) that all that may be permitted them is to pay visits to it as of old. A Supreme Military Order has been issued to us to take action in accordance with the above Irada, and in accordance therewith we communicate its august substance to you, so that on receipt of it you shall take steps to enforce it. So take note.

24th Ramadan 1256 (i.e. 1840 A.D.) (SEAL) Muhammad Sharif.

FIRMAN 1311 OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT OF

A CHIEF RABBI OF JERUSALEM AND THE RIGHTS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN THAT PROVINCE, 5 MUHARRAM 1311 AH (18 JULY 1893)

The Noble, Glorious, and Sublime Imperial Firman,

and the Brilliant Tughra of the Emperor, Conqueror of the World. Whereas the acting Chief Rabbinate of Constantinople (literally: my Gate of Felicity) has applied by a memo-randum saying that upon the occurrence of the death of [Raphael] Meir Panigel Effendi who was the Chief Rabbi (Hahambashi) of Jerusalem it was necessary to appoint some suitable person in his place and that in-asmuch as this holder of my Imperial Brevet, Yaco Shaoul Elyashar Effendi, one of the subjects of my Sub-lime Empire and one of the local spiritual heads, has been elected as being capable of administering religious affairs, my Glorious Brevet containing his appointment may be given, and the matter has also been notified and communicated by Our Ministry of Affairs of Justice and Cults, I have given this my Imperial Brevet with the insertion of the ancient conditions and I have ordered that the aforesaid Yaco Shaoul Elyashar Effendi shall administer the above-mentioned Chief Rabbinate of Jerusalem, that in the places within the jurisdiction of (lit.: appertaining to, or: dependent on) his Chief Rabbinate the Rabbis and the heads of the congregations and all other notables and common people (lit.: big and small) of the Jewish community shall know the above-mentioned as Chief Rabbi over them and in their affairs regarding his Chief Rabbinate shall apply to him and they shall not contravene his word which is right and they shall do their utmost with regard to obedi-ence and submission him in accordance with their rites. And whereas the above-mentioned Chief Rabbi does not oppose to the ritual of Tora reading (or: Tora study) being practiced in his house or (lit.: and) in other houses, (or: And Whereas nobody opposes to the ritual, etc., in the house of the above-mentioned Chief Rabbi or in other houses) there shall be no molestation and injus-

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tice (or: oppression) on the part of officers contrary to the Sacred Shari Law and without any right interfering with their worshipping (lit.: the practice of their ritual) with the only purpose of annoying and of getting money by pretexts as "You are worshipping (lit.: practicing rituals) in your private property dwellings and you read (study) the Tora and have hanged screens and candles". And there shall be on the part of officers and officials making inspections of registrations and orders (or: reg-istering orders and inspections) no oppression to, and no imposition of fines upon, the synagogues and schools destined ab antiquo to the said Community; these shall remain (lit.: be) in their possession and under their control. And no outsider shall interfere and meddle with their repairs and structural improvements made with the permission of the Shari authority. And there shall be no meddling by whomsoever with the chattels (or: things) of their synagogues and their schools for the debt of another, and they (i.e., these things) shall not be suffered to be taken and seized as a pledge, and if by some means or other they have been taken they shall be caused to be returned by the Shari authority and handed over to whom they belong (lit.: to their places). And when the above-mentioned Chief Rabbi or his substitutes whom he may (lit.: will) appoint on his behalf make peace in accordance with their rites between two disputing Jews with the consent of both parties in matters of contracting a marriage or dissolving a marriage as well as in other matters in accordance with their rites, and when they administer in their synagogues an oath in accordance with their rites, as may be neces-sary, (or: as occasion requires) for the purpose of investigating a matter, also with regard to their papers for the removal and banishment, as required by the rites, of certain accused, there shall be no interference or op-pression contrary to old custom, on the part of the judges ("Kadis") and judges-substitutes ("Naibs") of the Shari Law or any other person, and they shall not be made subject to any imposition and fine whatsoever. And without the knowledge and permission of the aforesaid Chief Rabbi or (lit.: and) his substitutes, the Rab-bis who are under his jurisdiction (or: protection) shall not perform the ceremony of marriages which are not allowed according to their rites, and if a member (lit.: somebody) of the Jewish Community intends to marry a woman or divorce a woman or to take a woman more (lit.: a woman upon a woman) and to go to other places and have it performed there, they shall not carry out and perform the ceremony of marriage as long as there is no permission of the aforesaid Chief Rabbi, and men of influence (lit.: power, fortune) shall not constrain their Rabbis in contravention of their rites by saying "make the marriage ceremony of this woman to this Jew". And as their rites require their Rabbis not to bury (lit.: lift up) the Jews who died while acting in contraven-tion of their rites, the "Kadis", "Naibs", officers or other influential (or: powerful) persons shall not make constraint and injustice by saying to the Rabbis "You shall lift up". And with regard to the eatables and beverages of the said Religious Community in connection with "Kasher" and "Taref" there shall be no imposition by any person who is unauthorized (or: who meddles in affairs which do not regard him) such as "You shall say this is 'Taref' and that is 'Kasher'." And if it happens that the afore-said Chief Rabbi comes for a certain affair to Constantinople (lit.: to my Sub-lime Port) there shall in no way be any interference with his substitute whom he may appoint on his place. And the agent and men whom the aforesaid Chief Rabbi will send for the collection of fiscal (or: Govern-ment) taxes shall be given a guide, and when they will change their garment and dress in order to pass in the best manner through the places where they travel, and when they will carry weapons (lit.: instruments of war) in order to repel mischief and to save themselves (lit.: their souls) from bandits, there shall be no interference and opposition on the part of officials and officers, and they shall not be molested contrary to the Sacred Shari Law by the demand of anything whatsoever under the denomination of a present or (lit.: and) revenue. And if there arises any claim whatsoever of the aforesaid Chief Rabbi and the other Rabbis and their substi-tutes and men in connection with the Sacred Shari Law, it shall be referred to Constantinople. And when a Rabbi has to be detained with the permission of the Shari authority, he shall be so detained through the means of the aforesaid Chief Rabbi. And they shall not convert (lit.: make) by force a Jew into a Moslem without his consent. And the Jewish Community shall not be suffered to refuse (lit.: to be obstinate) or (lit.: and) to hesitate to pay (lit.: give) the fiscal (or: Government) taxes the payment of which is yearly incumbent upon them and the charity moneys and the taxes and expenditures of the cash which is called "Gabella" and the revenue of the Chief Rabbinate.

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And when the aforesaid Chief Rabbi or his substitutes which he may appoint on his behalf will take and seize for the Government the chattels and moneys or the horses and any other thing which the Rabbis dying with-out heirs may be possessed of, there shall be no interference on the part of the Treasury or (lit.: and) the "Kas-sam (Shari Moslem official charged with the distribution of the estate of a deceased person to its heirs) or (lit.: and) the "mutavallis" (Administrators, Trustees) and other people saying: "It has been inscribed in the general and special 'Defter Hakani' (Imperial Register) as revenue for us". And it shall not be suffered that possession be taken of (lit.: a hand be put on) the moneys or other property and thing of those who have heirs, And whatever deceased Rabbis may shave bequeathed in pursuance of their own rites for their synagogues, their poor, or (lit.: and) their Chief Rabbis shall be valid (lit.: accepted) and shall be heard by the Shari authority from (lit.: with) Jewish witnesses of their own Religious Community in conformity with their rites and rules. And when some people of the aforesaid (community are punished (or: reprimanded) in accordance with their rites upon the occurrence of a fault in contravention of their rites, nobody else shall meddle. And there shall be no interference on the part of the couriers or soldiery with the horses or mules which he or his men ride. And the aforesaid Chief Rabbi and the heads of their Congregations shall not be suffered to be molested by soldiery or others by imposing lodging on the houses in which they dwell. And there shall be in no way any interference with their synagogues and with their places of devotional visits and pilgrimage situated in the places (or: localities) within the jurisdiction of (lit.: appertaining to, or: dependent on) his Chief Rabbinite and with their ceremonies of the practice of their ritual by pretexts saying "You must lift up (bury) your dead this way, you must pray (or: read) that way" and in no other manner whatever. He shall take possession of and hold the said post of Chief Rabbi (lit.: the said Chief Rabbinate) according to the requirements of the condi-tions of this My Sublime Brevet, and nobody shall in any way whatsoever and for any reason whatsoever interfere and make injustice in contradiction with its conditions and obligations. Written on the fifth day of the month of Muharram Alharam of the year 1311 (lit.: eleven and three hundred and thousand) A.H. in the Residence of Constantinople the safeguarded, the protected. On the reverse: The High Brevet of the Chief Rabbinate of Jerusalem. Registered textually in the Archives Office of Jerusalem 5th August, 1309 (Financial year). Inscribed in the Register of the Shari Court of Jerusalem 16th August, 1309 (Financial year).

(SEAL) MUSSA SHAFIK.

DECISION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LIWA CONCERNING THE WAILING WALL, 19 NOVEMBER 1911

The Mutawalli [trustee or guardian] of the Awkaf of Abu Median Al-Ghoth Shua'ib, may God sanctify his memory, has filed a petition stating that the members of the Jewish Community whose practice was to visit, while standing up on their feet, the place called "Buraq" which place is situated outside the Western side of the Haram Al-Sharif [Holy Sanctuary] of Jerusalem, having contrary to usage, started lately to bring chairs to sit on during their visit, and the said "Buraq" being a property belonging to the above mentioned Awkaf and constituting a private blind alley (cul-de-sac), and requested that in order to avoid a future claim of owner-ship, the present state of affairs be stopped as from now. Upon transmission of the petition, His Eminence the Mufti, the Awkaf Department and the Shar'ia Court stated in their annotations thereon that the said Waqf being situated within Musaqqafat [Buildings] adjoining the wall of the illuminated Aqsa Mosque on its west side and constituting a blind alley [cul-de-sac], is one of the lanes belonging to the said Waqf, that it is inadmissible by law in all respects that there should be placed chairs, screen and similar articles, or any innovation be made which may indicate ownership; that nobody owns the rights to place such articles, or any innovations as to occupy the site of the Wall of the Noble Aqsa Mosque; and that steps should be taken for their prevention.

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After deliberation by the Council it has been decided that in the circumstances, whether in the said Waqf, or at the Wall of the Haram Al-Sharif [Holy Sanctuary] it is not permissible that there should be articles consid-ered as indications of ownership; that nobody should be given a chance to place such articles; and that it is found necessary to preserve the old practice. The above mentioned petition together with its enclosures is remitted to HE The Governor, for necessary action. [Passed by the Majles Idarah (Administrative Council) of the Liwa, under no. 1680, on 12th Nov. 1327 (1911 AD)]

(True copy of the original registered in the Awkaf Book). SEAL: Directorate of the Awkaf of Jerusalem, Aref Hikmat.

POSITIONS OF THE ARAB STATES ON THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF JERUSALEM

AS INDICATED IN THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CONCILIATION COMMISSION FOR PALESTINE, BEIRUT, 26 MARCH 1949

[Opinions emerged during the meeting of the Conciliation Commission for Palestine

with the Representatives of the Arab States, held in Beirut on 21 March 1949] LEBANON: Subject mentioned only in passing. The Prime Minister remarked that if the reaction of the Arab States to internationalization of the City was negative, it was entirely because of doubts concerning the duration and stability of the regime to be set up. EGYPT: In response to a direct question from the Chairman, the Foreign Minister said it would seem more reasonable to give Jerusalem to the Arabs, in view of their record of tolerance. The large number of Jews in the City made such a solution difficult Egypt would therefore accept the internationalization of the City, in the inter-ests of freedom of workship, but only on condition that there would be guarantees that Jerusalem would re-main permanently an international City. The Foreign Minister and the Egyptian Government were fearful that when Arab troops were withdrawn, the City would be seized by the Jews. The United Nations would then say that it had been presented with a fait accompli and would take no action. If satisfactory guarantees were given that the City would remain permanently international and that free access to it would be assured, the Egyptian Government would accept its internationalization wholeheartedly. TRANSJORDAN: In response to a direct question from the Chairman regarding the appointment of a representative to work with the Jerusalem Committee the Prime Minister said that the appointment had not been made, first, because Transjordan did not wish to appear to be taking individual action on this question without reference to the other Arab Governments and second, because cooperation with the Committee might imply that Transjordan accepted the principle of the internationalization and was prepared to withdraw her forces from the Jerusalem area. He said this latter step was by no means contemplated at the present juncture. As regards the general question of Jerusalem, the Prime Minister said there was no unanimous desire on the part of the Arab States to internationalize the City. He understood that Syria and Iraq were strongly opposed, Lebanon was in favor while Egypt was considering the possibility of an internationalized Old City under an Arab mandatory and the New City administered by Israel under United Nations control. In response to a direct question by Mr. Yalchin as to whether the declaration of the Prime Minister could be interpreted as acceptance of the principle of internationalization; the Prime Minister replied that Transjordan was not opposed to the principle of internationalization provided certain guarantees would be given. Transjordan could not accept internationalization without certainty that the means of carrying it out would be forthcoming and without knowing what international guarantee would be given to ensure her own security and the security of the Arab population of Jerusalem. Subsequently, in a letter to the Chairman of the Commission, the Prime Minister elaborated his position. He said that it was not possible at present to give any final views on the subject and that considerations will be given to the matter after Tranjordan is informed of the measures to be taken by the United Nations to imple-ment the resolution and provide guarantees. He emphasized that his Government would not now finally de-cide on the impossibility of carrying out the resolution but would study the subject and give a decision after

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being informed of the means and guarantees. He said that all that he had expressed was the preparedness of his Government to study the subject after getting the information referred to. IRAQ: The Chairman raised the question of Jerusalem and remarked that certain other Arab Government seemed ready to accept the principle of internationalization if there were adequate guarantees. Mr. Khalidy replied that his government could not accept the principle of internationalization. His government saw no justifica-tion for any change in the status of the City which has been Arab for centuries. When pressed by Mr. Yalchin and the Chairman, Mr. Khalidy insisted that he was under instruction to say that Iraq could not accept the principle of internationalization. Subsequently, the Chairman reported to the Commission that the Iraq representative had privately communi-cated to him, apparently after receiving new instructions an attitude generally similar to that of several of other States. The revised Iraq position was that the Iraq Government would not object to internationalization if the proposed regime would provide adequate guarantees of permanence and stability. SAUDI ARABIA: The Chairman asked whether Saudi Arabia was prepared to accept the idea of internationalization. After an exchange of remarks the representative of Saudi Arabia said that it would be difficult for his Government to define its attitude before knowing first, the exact nature of the proposed regime, and second, what guarantees would be given concerning the protection of the Arabs, free access to the Holy Places and prohibition of Jewish immigration to the Holy City. Once the internationalization regime was fully and clearly defined, he said his government would be perfectly willing to express its opinion. Mr. Yalchin remarked that he regarded the statement as an acceptance of the principle of internationalization. The Minister replied that this was not an accurate interpretation of his statement. He said his government would have to wait until the statute had been elaborated before they could pronounce upon it. In the meantime it was impossible for his Government to say whether it would or wouldn’t accept the statute as formerly drafted. SYRIA: At the second meeting with the representative of Syria the Chairman asked a direct question about the attitude off the Syrian Government towards the internationalization of Jerusalem. The Syrian representative replied that the resolution gives the Commission certain specified functions to perform and that the Syrian Govern-ment considered that it could not ask the Commission to desist from the performance of these functions. He said that discussion of the Jerusalem question was premature until a statute for the international regime had been elaborated. His Government might have questions, but they had nothing at present to say on the subject.

STATEMENT BY JORDANIAN DELEGATE FAWZI PASHA EL-MULKI BEFORE THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

REJECTING THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF THE ARAB SECTOR OF JERUSALEM, 26 NOVEMBER 1949 [EXCERPTS]

To begin with, we can make this declaration, from which we have never departed. The Holy Places in the Holy City and its environs under the control of my Government are safe and secure, and shall be the sacred trust protected by everything dear to us. It is worthy of note that our military forces have defended the Holy City, and, with all the resources under their command, have endeavoured to save the Holy Places from de-struction, thus securing the reverence with which it [the City] is held by the believers of the whole world. Mr. Chairman,

Were it not for this genuine effort on t