"Islamic-Christian": The speech put the international community before its responsibilities
Palestine's voice and the suffering of its people were brought to the United Nations
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The Islamic-Christian Body for the Support of Jerusalem and the Holy Sites valued the historic speech delivered by His Majesty King Abdullah II before the United Nations General Assembly, and the clear positions it contained regarding the Palestinian cause, Jerusalem, and its holy sites, affirming that the speech put the international community before its responsibilities towards the serious violations the Palestinian people are subjected to by the Israeli occupation, and re-emphasizing the centrality of the Palestinian cause as a key to achieving peace and stability in the region.
The Body also valued what King Abdullah's speech included of an exposition of Israeli crimes in the Palestinian territories, foremost of which is the expansion of settlements, the confiscation of lands, the demolition of homes, and the attacks of settlers on Palestinian communities, alongside the crimes of genocide witnessed in the Gaza Strip, calling on the international community to bear its responsibilities in dealing with violations of international law, including the imposition of sanctions, embargoes, and diplomatic isolation.
The Body particularly commends King Abdullah's affirmation that the Palestinian cause is not a religious conflict between Muslims, Jews, and Christians, but rather a cause of a people with their Muslims and Christians struggling for their rights, freedom, and dignity, and in this stance, a very important message in confronting attempts to turn the conflict into a religious confrontation, while at the same time affirming the unity of the Palestinian national fabric and the protection of the historical Islamic-Christian presence in Jerusalem and all of Palestine.
The Body attaches special importance to what the speech contained regarding the city of Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian holy sites, and King Abdullah's affirmation of Jordan's continued commitment to the Hashemite custodianship and the preservation of the historical and legal status quo of Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem.
The Body affirmed that King Abdullah II's speech represents a continuation of the steadfast and supportive Jordanian position for Palestinian rights, and the depth of the historical and brotherly relationship between the Palestinian and Jordanian peoples, a relationship rooted in the defense of the Palestinian cause and the identity and status of Jerusalem as an Arab, Islamic, and Christian city.
