Arab archaeologists called the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to immediately intervene to protect Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem (Al-Quds) from the Israeli attempts to Judaize them.
The call came at the conclusion of the meetings of the archaeologists committee of the Islamic Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), responsible for preparing legal reports on the Israeli violations.
Following the two-day meetings, the committee condemned Israel's decision to list Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi and Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque as Jewish heritage sites.
It stressed that the Israeli actions in Jerusalem, especially the digging under and around Al-Aqsa Mosque, were illegal, violated international laws, and threatened the mosque's structure.
The archaeologists demanded the Israeli authorities immediately stop the digging and to stop the construction of a synagogue and a Jewish museum in Maamin Allah Islamic graveyard.
The projects violate international law, particularly the 1954 Hague Convention 1954 and the Fourth Geneva Convention, they pointed out.
They also called UNSC and the Quartet Committee to immediately intervene and take urgent measures to protect Al-Aqsa Mosque and to force Israel to comply with international resolutions on Jerusalem and Resolution 22351 of the UN General Assembly.
In addition, they urged international organizations, and international, Islamic, and Arab media to expose Israeli acts and to produce media materials and documentaries that spread awareness on the reality of Israeli violations that aim to deface the Arab identity if Islamic and Christian holy sites.
They also called for holding an international conference to study historical documents on Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi in Al-Khalil and Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque in Bethlehem and ways to protect the sites in coordination with the Palestinians.
Syria's Culture Minister Riyadh Na'san Agha emphasized during the meeting that Jerusalem was not the responsibility of Arabs and Muslims alone, but the responsibility of humanity.
He called all people of the world to pressure Israel to stop its violations, warning that continuing excavation works under Al-Aqsa Mosque would lead to the mosque's collapse.
Media and intellectuals have an important role in enlightening the public opinion, he noted.
On his part, Secretary General of the Palestinian Culture Ministry Ismail Talawi said that Arabs and Muslims have a responsibility to exert effort to stop the Israeli attempts to Judaize Jerusalem.
A school neighboring Al-Aqsa Mosque collapsed due to the Israeli digging, he said, adding that the mosque was under threat of collapse at any moment as well.
Source: Eurasia Review.
Link: http://www.eurasiareview.com/2010/04/33115-archaeologists-ask-unsc-to.html.
The call came at the conclusion of the meetings of the archaeologists committee of the Islamic Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), responsible for preparing legal reports on the Israeli violations.
Following the two-day meetings, the committee condemned Israel's decision to list Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi and Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque as Jewish heritage sites.
It stressed that the Israeli actions in Jerusalem, especially the digging under and around Al-Aqsa Mosque, were illegal, violated international laws, and threatened the mosque's structure.
The archaeologists demanded the Israeli authorities immediately stop the digging and to stop the construction of a synagogue and a Jewish museum in Maamin Allah Islamic graveyard.
The projects violate international law, particularly the 1954 Hague Convention 1954 and the Fourth Geneva Convention, they pointed out.
They also called UNSC and the Quartet Committee to immediately intervene and take urgent measures to protect Al-Aqsa Mosque and to force Israel to comply with international resolutions on Jerusalem and Resolution 22351 of the UN General Assembly.
In addition, they urged international organizations, and international, Islamic, and Arab media to expose Israeli acts and to produce media materials and documentaries that spread awareness on the reality of Israeli violations that aim to deface the Arab identity if Islamic and Christian holy sites.
They also called for holding an international conference to study historical documents on Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi in Al-Khalil and Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque in Bethlehem and ways to protect the sites in coordination with the Palestinians.
Syria's Culture Minister Riyadh Na'san Agha emphasized during the meeting that Jerusalem was not the responsibility of Arabs and Muslims alone, but the responsibility of humanity.
He called all people of the world to pressure Israel to stop its violations, warning that continuing excavation works under Al-Aqsa Mosque would lead to the mosque's collapse.
Media and intellectuals have an important role in enlightening the public opinion, he noted.
On his part, Secretary General of the Palestinian Culture Ministry Ismail Talawi said that Arabs and Muslims have a responsibility to exert effort to stop the Israeli attempts to Judaize Jerusalem.
A school neighboring Al-Aqsa Mosque collapsed due to the Israeli digging, he said, adding that the mosque was under threat of collapse at any moment as well.
Source: Eurasia Review.
Link: http://www.eurasiareview.com/2010/04/33115-archaeologists-ask-unsc-to.html.
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