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Protection of Islamic and Christian Holy Sites in Palestine

(Proceedings of the Second International Conference)

Under the High Patronage

of His Hashemite Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein

Amman, 23-25 November 2004

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• Foreword

• Opening Session

• Address by His Eminence Dr. Ahmed Heleel, Minister of Waqf and Islamic Affairs and Sanctities in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and representative of His Majesty the Hashemite King the Exalted  Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein

• Address by His Excellency Dr. Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation -ISESCO-

• Address by His Eminence Sheikh Nader Abdulaziz An-Nuri, Representative of the International Islamic Charitable Organization based in Kuwait and President of the Palestine Charity Commission.

• Address by His Excellency Mr. Yahya Yakhlef, Minister of Culture in the State of Palestine

• First Axis : Islamic and Christian Holy Sites in Palestine :  Threats and Prospects for Survival

• First Session :

• Israeli Violations of the blessed Al Aqsa Mosque

 His Eminence Dr. Sheikh Ikrema Said Sabri

• Fostering the Steadfastness of the Palestinian People, a major factor in the protection of Islamic and Christian Holy Sites in Al Quds Al Sharif

His Excellency Ambassador Wajih Hassan Qassem

• Christian Holy Sites in Palestine : Threats and Constructive Dialogue

 His Eminence Archbishop Salim Essayegh

• Second Session:

• Violations of Holy Sites and Obliteration of Islamic Landmarks in Palestine

His Excellency Dr. Marwan Abu Khalaf

• Jordan’s Role in Ensuring the Protection of Islamic and Christian Holy Sites in Al Quds Al Sharif

His Excellency Engineer Raef Najm

• Israeli Abuses of Islamic and Christian Holy Sites in Palestine and Al Quds Al Sharif

His Excellency Dr. Abdulaziz Al Khayyat and His Excellency Dr. Raouf Abu Jaber

• Bait Al Maqdis and its Arab Identity

His Excellency Dr. Abduljalil Abdulmahdi

• Second Axis : Broad lines of the Draft Media Plan for Popularising the Cause of Al Quds Al Sharif in the West, and the Mechanisms of its Implementation

• Third Session :

• Towards a Media Plan for Publicising the Cause of Al Quds Al Sharif

His Excellency Dr. Izzat Jeradat

• Media Plan for Publicising the Cause of Al Quds Al Sharif in the West and the Mechanisms for its Implementation

His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Kan'aan

• Publicising the Cause of Al Quds Al Sharif in the West through Media Channels

His Excellency Mr. Farouk Jarrar

• Third Axis : Role of National, Regional and International Organisations and Community Institutions in the Protection of Islamic and Christian Holy Sites in Al Quds Al Sharif

• Fourth Session :

• Role of National Organisations and Institutions in Protecting Islamic Holy Sites in Al Quds Al Sharif

His Excellency 'Assem Abdullah Ghoucha

• ISESCO’s Endeavours for the Protection of Islamic Holy Sites in Palestine

His Excellency Mr. Mohammed Ghemari

• Role of Community Organisations in the Protection of Sanctities

His Excellency Mr. Issam Yusuf

• Role of the Palestinian Civil Society in the Protection of Holy Sites.

His Excellency Mr. Adnane Ibrahim Hassan Al Subah

• Fourth Axis : Mechanism for Revitalising Local Laws and International Conventions on the Protection of Islamic and Christian Holy Sites in Palestine :

• Fifth Session :

• Role of Arab lawyers in Upholding Legal Texts Guaranteeing the Protection of Islamic and Christian Holy Sites in Palestine.

His Excellency Mr. Ziyad Al Khasawneh

•  Future of Al Quds and the Legal Protection of Holy Sites

His Excellency Dr. Taj Eddine Al Hussaini

•  Role of Arab Legal Experts in the Protection of Holy Sites in Palestine

His Excellency Mr. Shawqi At- Tabeeb

• Closing Session :

• Address by His Excellency Dr. Khaled Tawqan, Minister of Education in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

• Address by His Excellency Dr. Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

• Final Statement and Recommendations