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Draft Resolution of the Ninth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference on Al-Aqsa Intifada- Palestinian Independence Intifada
The Kings, Presidents and Emirs of the States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) held a special session in Doha, on 12 November, 2000t in the framework of the proceedings of the Ninth Islamic Summit Conference, to express their solidarity with the blessed Al-Aqsa Intifada of the Palestinian people against the barbaric Israeli aggression, and to consider its serious consequences.
The leaders were unanimous that the Ninth Islamic Summit Conference is held in extremely serious circumstances m the history of our Islamic Ummah due to the difficult and tragic conditions as well as brutal crime prevailing in the Palestinian territories and the Islamic and Christian holy sites, resulting from the war launched by Israel against the Palestinian people, using its American made military machine: aircraft. tanks, rockets naval boats and internationally prohibited ammunitions. This onslaught has led to the martyrdom of more than two hundred and the injury of thousand unarmed Palestinian citizens. Israel continues to lay siege to all Palestinian cities and villages, isolating them from the outside world. as was the case with Bethlehem, Bait Jala Bait Sahour, Ramallah, A1-Beer AI-Khalil, Nablus and Gaza which was shelled by helicopters and tanks. Th.e blocade against citizens, goods and supplies has been tightened; Palestinian infrastructure, institutions, centers, institutes, university buildings, places of worship and houses have been destroyed.
This Wantonly, dastardly and premeditated Israeli aggression comes within the framework of the Israeli policy aimed at imposing a fait accompli and judaizing.i2ing the Holy City, represented by the illegitimate Israeli measures and practices, including the criminal attempt to bum down Al Aqsa Mosque, opening tunnels underneath in order to destroy it and the stoning by the Likud party leader Ariel Sharon of the blessed Qudsi precinct with the connivance and protection of the Israeli government and forces, which provoked the rage of Muslims and Christians and believers world over.
Such an overt aggression is a blatant violation of the Palestinian people and . their human rights and a flagrant breach of all the internatinal covenants, conventions and the International Humanitarian Law, especially the 4t1 Geneva Convention of 1949t while destroying the peace-building efforts in the area. It will have serious consequences for the middle East and world secretly and peace, thus necessitating inviting the USA to assume a just. honest and humanitarian stance vis-a.vis the Israeli bloody aggression against the Palestinian people and to shoulder its responsibilities
The leaders condemn the large- scale, systematic and substantial violations of human rights committed by the Israeli occupation authorities, in particular acts of mass murder and communal punishments, such as the demolition of houses and closure of the; Palestinian territories. These are actions that constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity and gross breach of the International Humanitarian Law, as well as a flagrant and serious violation of the right of the Palestinian people to life.
The leaders condemn the aggressive and systematic policy of the Israeli occupation authorities to confiscate lands build and expand Israeli settlements on them, especially in the city of Al-Quds, , build roads. and all other settlement activites, as all of this is considered a stark violation of the UN resolutions and the International Humanitarian Law in particular, the Geneva Convention of 1949. They consider such Israeli actions as null and void, and with no legal effect whatsoever. and must be dismantled according to Security Council resolution 465.
The leaders condemn the Israeli policy of persistently violating the international legitimacy and the peace process as it is inconceivable to proceed forward with a political process based on the principle of land for peace while Israel is strengthening its settlement activities.
While they pay tribute to the legitimate Intifada of the Palestinian people against the Israeli occupation. the leaders affirm their support and assistance to this blessed uprising hail the memory of the martyrs, pray for their pure souls. and wish the injured a speedy reovery. The leaders emphasize their f'1nn adherence to the parameters approved by the Charter of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the OIC adopted resolutions. They are committed to exerting all efforts to achieve this goal. They affronted their resolve to continue utilizing Arab and Islamic potentials to serve the causes of their Ummah and deploy all capabilities to liberate the occupied Arab territories and support the struggle of e Palestinian people in order to restore their land. return the refugees and establish their state on their national soil with AI-Quds as its capital, and also to safeguard Islamic and Christian holy places in Palestine.
The leaders express their support to the resolutions of the Arab Extraordinary: Summit Conference. held in Cairo on 21-22 October 2000, especially its resolution on setting up two funds for the sake of preserving the Arab and Islamic identity of Al-Quds to preclude its obliteration and curtailing Palestinian sovereignty over the City. and enabling the Palestinian people to offset their huge material losses and get rid of dependency on the Israeli economy, as well as supporting the families of the Palestinian martyrs as well as establishing the means for taking care of their children and attending to their education in addition to rehabilitating the injured people. They invite the OIC Member States to contribute towards financing both funds.
The leaders emphasize the necessity of extending financial support to Bait Mal Al-Quds Al-Sharif Agency, and Al-Quds Fund and its Waqf, in order to enable them to perform thier tasks of safegurdaring the Arab -Islamic identity of Al-Quds Al-Sharif and strengthening the steadfastness of its people. They call on the OIC member State, the public and private Islamic financial and economic institutions, businessmen and individuals to extend generous donations to support Bil Mal Al-Quds Al-Sharif Agency, Al-Quds Fund and its Waqf, to enable them to implement their approved projects in support of the steadfastness of the Palestinian people in the Holy City .
The leaders call for taking measures to facilitate importation or Palestinian commodities after ensuring the certificate of origin issued by the Palestinian Chamber of Commerce. They also call for exemption or these commodities from tarrifs and lifting of barriers.
The Summit requests the OIC Member States witch have already established. or started to take steps to establish relations with Israel in the framework of the Peace Process to sever these relations including the closing or missions and offices. cutting economic ties and stopping all forms or normalization until Israel fully and genuinely implements UN resolutions on the cause of Palestine and Al.Quds AL-Sharif, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. and until just and comprehensive peace is established in the region.
The leaders call for commitment to apply the provisions of Islamic boycott of Israel.
They request world states to a abide by UN Security Council resolution 478 ( 1980)calling for the non-transfer of their diplomatic missions to the city of Al-Quds. They expresses condemnation and rejection of the decisions adopted by the US Congress as well as statements on recognition of AI-Quds as the capital of Israel. and the transfer of the US Embassy to the holy city. This is considered as a blatant violation of the UN Security Council resolution 478(1980) and an open provocation to the sentiments of Muslims, Christians and believers an over the world. It calls for severance of relations with any state that transfers its Embassy to Al-Quds or recognize the latter as the capital of Israel.
They emphasize d1e importance of continuing to focus the mass media on developments and the confrontations of the Intifada heroes in the Palestinian territories. They emphasize the importance of holding meetings with scholars. experts and specialists to promote awareness of the Islamic people and information about the fact and developments of the Palestinian issues.
The leaders emphasize the necessity of mounting a continuous information efforts by the international mass media in order to raise world conscience and mobilize international support and sympathy with the legitimate national Struggle of the Palestinian people.
The leaders request the United Nations and Security Council to provide the necessary international protection to the Palestinian people in the Palestinian territories to forestall the grave violations they are ,subjected to until they are able to exercise the inalienable national rights in Palestine in accordance with the resolutions of intentional legality.
They call for a meeting of the high contracting parties to the 1949 4th Geneva Convention to examine Israeli violations in the occupied Palestinian territories and take appropriate measures to provide protection for the Palestinian people under 1sraeli occupation.
They call for setting up an impartial international investigation committee in implementation of resolution 1322 (2000) of the Security Counci1 on responsibility for bloodshed's perpetrated by the Israeli occupation forces against Palestinian citizens.
Request the Security Council to set up an Intentional Criminal Court to try Israel war criminals responsible for the massacre of Palestinians in the occupied territories, and decide to see them in accordance with the provisions of the Statutes on the International Criminal Court.
Also stress the need to work for safeguarding the rights of Palestinian citizens killed or wounded through Israeli repressive practices. by making Israel liable for appropriate compensation for damage sustained by them their families and property as a result of these practices.
The leaders reaffirm the unflagging Islamic position on the cause of AI-Quds and its importance for the Islamic world in particular the provisions of the recommendations adopted by the 181h Session of the AI-Quds Committee. held in Agadir Kingdom of Morocco on 28 August 2000. This position asserts its Support for the position of the State of Palestine asserting its sovereignty over East Jerusalem as the capital of the independent State of Palestine including the holy Shrines of Al-Quds and all the Islamic and Christian holy places which form an integral pan of the Palestinian territories occupied since June 1969 and reject any attempt to limit Palestinian sovereignty over the Al-Quds Al-Sharif.
The leaders asset their commitment to recognize the independent State of Palestine as soon as it is declare and to endorse its request for full UN membership and call on all other UN members to do the same.
The leaders stress once again that the condition for the establishment of a just and comprehensive peace in the region is first and foremost full Israeli withdrawal from all the occupied Palestinian and Arab territories including A1-Quds Al-Sharif and the Syrian Golan to the lines of 411 of July 1967. and from the Lebanese territories still under occupation including the Shabaa. farms to the internationally recognized borders in implementation of the resolutions of international legality. particularly Security Council resolutions No.242, 338 and 426 and the principle of peace for land, the resolution of the established national rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to return to their homes and property and compensations for the damages sustained as a result of Israeli occupation.
The leaders firmly reject any deviation from. prevarication or circumvention of the peace process and its principles and any offers or proposals that are not based on international legality. They also affirm their full solidarity with the Palestinian position in confirming attempts to dictate unjust, conditional and unacceptable settlements
The leaders affirm their full confidence in the Palestinian leaders; under the chairmanship of President Yasser Arafat, in their efforts to achieve their inalienable rights, in their just struggle to establish their independent Palestinian State on their national territory, with Al-Quds as its capital, and achieve a just and comprehensive peace in the region.
The leaders stress the need to undertake the necessary action in coordination with the Chairman of AI-Quds Committee, the UN Secretary Genera' and the different international fora.
The leaders decide to commission Member States' missions accredited to the UN in New York and Geneva to take effective and sustained action to ensure the adherence to and implementation of the provision of this Declaration and particularly to coordinate among themselves to mobilise the necessary support for Palcstine's request for international protection for the Palestinian people in the occupied territories, and its renowned request that the Security Council consider Israeli violations and practicies in case Israel continues its current policies and stands.
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