Al-Quds as Mentioned in UN Resolutions

Abstract

Al-Quds (Jerusalem) has always enjoyed a special standing in the world for either its historic and civilised position, or for its geographically strategic location in the centre of the Arab region and the Old-World continents. Due to its importance, its issues were paid attention to on the global arena by major countries and international institutes, particularly the United Nations and its institutes. This is what prompted these institutions to express their positions on this issue, which is what we seek to address during this study. This study addresses four main claims: 1) the most prominent UN institutes influencing the Palestinian issue, 2) UN resolutions before 1967, 3) UN resolutions from 1967-1993, and 4) UN resolutions after 1993. It adopts a descriptive analysis methodology, and concludes that al-Quds is an occupied Palestinian city as described in the International Law, the international community's complicity with the occupation contributed to the Judaisation and seizure of the holy city, and the international resolutions failed to deter the occupation from violating the law. The study also recommends shedding light on the Israeli occupation, its crimes against the Palestinians, and its violations against international law in the international forums. Moreover, it recommends exerting pressure on the countries supporting the occupation through building Arab and Muslim lobbies that work on breaking the relation between those countries and the occupation, and mobilising them to support Palestinians' rights.