Tuesday February 3, 2009, 4:49 pm
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)-- Palestinian Muslim and Christian figures have highlighted the importance of the Palestinian unity in protecting occupied Jerusalem from the intensified Israeli practices to judaize the city.

Dr. Ekrema Sabri, the chairman of the higher Islamic authority in Jerusalem, who was present at the conference, highlighted the dangers that engulf the occupied city and the holy Aqsa Mosque as a result of the Israeli hostile practices and excavations in the city. He pointed to the collapse of a classroom in an UNRWA-run school in the Selwan suburb, which is close to the walls of the Mosque.

Patriarch Michael Sabbah, of the Latin Christian Church, stressed that the Palestinian people have clear legal rights in Jerusalem that the entire world is aware of.

"Simply speaking, we want our land that was occupied in 1967 to be returned to us to establish our independent state with Jerusalem as its capital", asserted Sabbah, adding that Palestinian unity would play strong and crucial role in achieving this goal.

Adnan Al-Husseini, the city's governor, blamed the UNESCO for its "feeble" action in protecting the city's heritage against the Israeli deliberate distortion.

For his part, the prominent Palestinian Christian leader archimandrite Atallah Hanna, of the Orthodox Church, underscored that the Israeli war on Gaza was a big conspiracy that is not limited to destroy Gaza and Hamas Movement, but, he added, the brutal war was targeting the entire Palestinian people regardless of their political or religious affiliations.

The archimandrite, furthermore, deprecated those who applauded Israeli president Shimon Peres during the Davos forum, stressing that those who applaud criminals are also partners in the crime.

The prominent Muslim leader in the 1948-occupied Palestinian lands Sheikh Raed Salah concluded the conference by exhibiting pictures exposing the Israeli conspiracy to demolish the Aqsa Mosque, warning that the Israeli excavations under the Mosque reached alarming levels.

He suggested the establishment of an Islamic fund to support the Palestinian Jerusalemites, and the Palestinian institutions in Jerusalem.

Wednesday February 4, 2009, 4:00 pm
Noted , thanks !!!

Wednesday February 4, 2009, 8:10 pm
The Al Aqsa Mosque was build on a jewish holy site, so can you blame them for wanting to get access to that site by excavating? It's not endangering the rock or the mosque.

Thursday February 5, 2009, 1:00 am
When Israel stops its military terrorism, war crimes and other oppression against the people of Palestine (e.g. ends its occupation of Palestine's West Bank, and ends its blockade of Gaza), and when Israel and the USA agree to the 2-state solution (which Hamas and the rest of the world agree with), including the right for the millions of Palestinian refugees to return, then there will be a lasting peace.

When the USA stops supporting Israel (e.g. ends the annual $3 billion military aid to Israel), then Israel will be forced to end its aggressive, expansionist and genocidal policies.

Thursday February 5, 2009, 2:42 am
Well ofcourse its a conspiracy, any uneducated person would know that by now and this is why anger is the power of ignorance and peace is the power of knowledge which doesnt prevail within those who fight this way. The politicians are only using the people's emotion to make them more angry.

ITS A POLITICAL CONSPIRACY... and all the petitions and sacrifices made by the common people is just a game played by the politicians us.

Thursday February 5, 2009, 7:43 am
Bang on Yvonne! Marena was there not also a site previous to the Solomons temple that was constructed by the prophit Enock previous to that ? it perhaps is not endangering the site but acting as sign of dominance and therby percieved as provocation ? perhaps palestinians would be more helpfull if they were included in these things as they too would wish to know if it was the true site of Abrahams Test ? Mind you i have so little love of religion veiwing what it creates in people i would go so far as to ask perhaps Abrahim could of been mistaken, as the amount of death is based on one mans vision ? but i am going through an angry grieving stage.