CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS 1996

SUMMARY

Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi represented PASSIA at this conference, whose aim was to bring together Muslims and Christians throughout the Arab world to show their solidarity in the Arab struggle for Jerusalem and in trying to arrive at strategies for the future of Arabs in the city. Dr. Abdul Hadi was one of the few representatives of Arab Jerusalem, and gave a speech entitled Jerusalem: Current Practices and Future Horizons. The final declaration emphasized the absolute necessity for Christians and Muslims throughout the world to unite their positions in fighting for Arab rights in Jerusalem. The declaration also strongly censured Israeli policies that violate the human rights of Arab Jerusalemites and that aim to empty the city of its Palestinian inhabitants.