Gulnara Inandzh, Director of Information and Analytical Center Etnoglobus (ethnoglobus.az), editor of Russian section of Turkishnews American-Turkish Resource website www.turkishnews.com , mete62@inbox.ru
The saint city Guds (Jerusalem ) stay in the epicenter of conflict between Israel and Palestine. Embassy of the State of Palestine in Azerbaijan Nasser Abdel Kareem commented Palestinian position regarding The Guds and status of city solution in Israel-Palestine conflict within international law.
-What does Guds mean for Palestinian?
-Jerusalem(Al-Quds), through history has been the hub and the nerve center of the Palestinian religious, cultural, social, economic and political life. The indigenous Palestinian people have been residing in the city since millennia. So as you could imagine, Al-Quds is indispensible for the Palestinians.
-What official status does Ramallah accept for Guds?
– The Palestinian people by all their persuasions alongside the Palestinian leadership consider East-Jerusalem (Al-Quds) as their rightly eternal Capital, in accordance with international law and UN resolutions.
-Is factor regarding status of Guds intended in independence issue of Palestine by UN?
– All UN resolutions regard East-Jerusalem as an occupied Palestinian territory, occupied byIsraelin1967 with the rest of the Palestinian territories (West Bank andGaza). Al-Quds is an integral part ofPalestine’s organic fabric; hence there can be no real independence ofPalestinewithout it, just like you can’t have a functioning body without its head.
-The Guds subject and celebration of the `Quds Day` is used by Islamic countries for politically tool.
– We welcome any activity that highlights the importance of Al-Quds whether for the 1.5 billion Muslims and the followers of all the monotheistic religions, but above all the challenges the indigenous Palestinian inhabitants of the city have to endure facing the capriciously unlawful measures thrown at them constantly by the Israeli occupation authorities, and to encourage providing support to the Palestinian civil foundations and industry as means of propping the steadfastness of our people in the holy city. As well as underlining the importance of its deliverance from this occupation for peace in our region and world peace.
–Do Azerbaijan and Palestine support each-other in their own conflicts?
-PalestineandAzerbaijansupport each other calls for the resolution of their own conflicts by peaceful means through the implementation of the pertinent UN resolutions and international law, and by applying the provisions of these resolutions fairly and transparently, devoid of any prejudice and double standards. The World body has to stop dissecting and reassembling UN resolutions case by case, there has to be one law and one standard that fit all.
Baku Post