Quds, including ongoing Israeli settlement activities, construction of the apartheid annexation wall, demolition of Palestinian homes and eviction of Palestinian families, all of which aimed at altering the demography and Arab and Islamic character of Occupied Eastern Al-Quds in particular, that constitute flagrant breaches of international law, including international humanitarian law and relevant United Nations resolutions. It demanded the full cooperation by Israel, the occupying Power with the Human Rights Council in order to implement its mandate for an independent international fact-finding mission on the implications of the Israeli settlements for the political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Eastern Al-Quds. The meeting, in this regard, demanded that Israel, the occupying Power, immediately cease all such illegal measures and activities and called for the implementation and full respect for the Fourth Geneva Convention, the relevant United Nations resolutions and the 9 July 2004 Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. The final statement expressed grave concern about the intensification of acts of violence, provocation, incitement and terror by illegal Israeli settlers against the Palestinian civilian population and their properties, including damage to homes and agricultural lands and desecration of mosques and churches, and cautioned that such illegal, provocative acts are fueling tensions and religious sensitivities that risk further destabilization of the situation on the ground. It called for protection of the Islamic and Christian holy sites throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in Al-Quds, and respect for their sanctity and freedom of access for worshippers. It also reiterated condemnation of Israel's continued imposition of the illegal, inhumane blockade against the Gaza Strip and demanded that Israel, the occupying Power, immediately cease its unlawful collective punishment of the Palestinian people and completely lift its blockade of the Gaza Strip and comply fully with its obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law. The Meeting expressed deep concern at the decision of the government of Israel in May 2012 to suspend all forms of cooperation with the Human Rights Council. The final communique expressed grave concern about the thousands of Palestinian civilians imprisoned and detained by Israel, the occupying Power, including at least 300 children. It condemned this aggressive, inhumane practice by the occupying Power as a flagrant contravention of the Fourth Geneva Convention. It stressed that the question of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and detention centers is a central issue and is a practical benchmark in the achievement of a just peace in the region. It also stressed the international responsibility in this regard and emphasized the importance of the role played by the OIC, the League of Arab States, the United Nations and the international community as a whole in raising awareness of the question of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and detention centers and demanding their release and Israel's compliance with legal obligations in this regard. It urged the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to take all appropriate steps to effectively address this subject. The meeting commended the ongoing efforts of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in preserving the City of Al-Quds and supporting the steadfastness of its Arab inhabitants on their land in the face of Israeli attempts to erase the Arab, Muslim and Christian identity of the city of Al-Quds, change its Arab, Islamic and Christian features and evict its Al-Quds Palestinian inhabitants, and reaffirms its appreciation for the huge efforts of King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein aimed at rebuilding the Islamic and Christian holy places in Al-Quds, in particular to reconstruct the Salah Al-Deen historic Pulpit, to maintain the Dome of the Rock, to restore the Islamic museum and to preserve the Islamic and Christian endowments in Al-Quds. --More
