Index of exhibits

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES ARISING FROM THE POLICIES
AND PRACTICES OF ISRAEL IN THE OCCUPIED
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, INCLUDING EAST JERUSALEM
THE WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE
HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN
INDEX OF EXHIBITS
25 JULY 2023
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Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
Written Statement on behalf of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Part Two – Israel’s Illegal Occupation and Its Impact Upon the Character and Status of the
Holy City of Jerusalem
Index of Exhibits
HP
EXHIBIT
NO.
DESCRIPTION PAGE(S)
JORDANIAN MATERIAL
1. Royal Committee for Jerusalem Affairs, General Conditions in Occupied Jerusalem
(August 1977)
19-35
2. His Majesty King Hussein’s Address to the Nation (31 July 1988) 36-39
3. Statement from Higher Moslem Council (July 1988) 40-41
4. Awqaf, Communiqué Regarding the Obliteration of Mughrabi Gate Access Pathway
(2007)
42-43
5. Jordanian-Palestinian Status Report, The State of Conservation of the Old City of
Jerusalem and its Walls (16 March 2015)
44-77
6. The Hashemite Fund, Israeli Violations Against the Holy Places and the Historic
Character of the Old City of Jerusalem (August 2016)
78-110
7. Jordanian-Palestinian Status Report, The State of Conservation of the Old City of
Jerusalem and its Walls (28 April 2017)
111-199
8. Jordanian-Palestinian Status Report, The State of Conservation of the Old City of
Jerusalem and its Walls (15 April 2019)
200-345
9. The Royal Aal Al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, The Hashemite Custodianship
of Jerusalem’s Islamic and Christian Holy Sites 1917-2020 CE: White Paper (2020)
346-463
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10. Hashemite Fund, the Awqaf and PASSIA, A Guide to Al-Aqsa Mosque Al-Haram
Ash-Sharif (2022)
464-529
11. Records of HM King Abdullah II’s meetings with the Foreign Minister of the Russian
Federation (3 November 2022)
530-532
12. Records of HM King Abdullah II’s meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis (10
November 2022)
533-535
13. Records of HM King Abdullah II’s meeting with the Prime Minister of the United
Kingdom (11 November 2022)
536-538
14. Records of HM King Abdullah II’s meeting with the President of France (21
December 2022)
539-542
15. Records of HM King Abdullah II’s meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel (24
January 2023)
543-544
16. Records of HM King Abdullah II’s meeting with the Prime Minister of Canada (27
January 2023)
545-548
17. Records of HM King Abdullah II’s meeting with the US President (2 February 2023) 549-551
AWQAF PROTEST NOTES
18. Awqaf Protest Note (19 December 2015) 552-568
19. Awqaf Protest Note (4 February 2016) 569-570
20. Awqaf Protest Note (21 February 2016) 571-589
21. Awqaf Protest Note (10 March 2016) 590-591
22. Awqaf Protest Note (15 June 2016) 592-593
23. Awqaf Protest Note (20 December 2016) 594-601
24. Awqaf Protest Note (27 February 2017 (misdated 2016)) 602-617
25. Awqaf Protest Note (19 April 2017) 618-636
26. Awqaf Protest Note (4 May 2017) 637-646
27. Awqaf Protest Note (29 May 2017) 647-661
28. Awqaf Protest Note (5 September 2018) 662-663
29. Awqaf Protest Note (30 October 2018) 664-685
30. NOT USED 686-705
31. Awqaf Protest Note (18 May 2022) 706-725
32. Awqaf Protest Note (1 June 2022) 726-733
33. Awqaf Protest Notes (3 May 2023) 734-768
UNESCO PROTEST NOTES
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34. Letter from Jordan National Commission for Education Culture & Science to
UNESCO Director General (18 February 2007)
769-770
35. Jordanian-Palestinian UNESCO Protest Note (6 March 2018) 771
36. Jordanian-Palestinian UNESCO Protest Note (9 March 2018) 772-777
37. Jordanian-Palestinian UNESCO Protest Note (5 September 2018) 778-779
38. Jordanian-Palestinian UNESCO Protest Note (14 November 2018) 780-781
39. Jordanian-Palestinian UNESCO Protest Note (3 December 2018) 782-783
40. Jordanian-Palestinian UNESCO Protest Note (27 February 2019) 784-785
41. Jordanian-Palestinian UNESCO Protest Note (10 July 2020) 786-787
42. Jordanian-Palestinian UNESCO Protest Note (22 January 2020) 788-789
43. Jordanian-Palestinian UNESCO Protest Note (25 April 2022) 790-791
44. Jordanian-Palestinian UNESCO Protest Note (20 June 2022) 792-793
45. Jordanian-Palestinian UNESCO Protest Note (4 August 2022) 794-795
46. Jordanian-Palestinian UNESCO Protest Note (10 March 2023) 796-797
47. Jordanian-Palestinian UNESCO Protest Note (11 April 2023) 798-799
MATERIALS EMANATING FROM CHRISTIAN LEADERS AND CHURCH AUTHORITIES
48. Letter from Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land to Royal
Hashemite Court (2 April 2013)
800-801
49. Letter from HH Pope Francis to HM King Abdullah II (24 May 2013) 802-805
50. Letter from Greek Orthodox Patriarchate to HM King Abdullah II (1 October 2015) 806-807
51. Letter from Episcopal Evangelical Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East to HM
King Abdullah II (1 October 2015)
808
52. Letter from Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch in Jerusalem, Jordan & The
Holy Land to HM King Abdullah II (1 October 2015)
809
53. Letter from Saint Afram Church & Center for Syrian Orthodox to HM King Abdullah
II (18 December 2017)
810-811
54. Letter from Armenian Orthodox Patriarchate to HM King Abdullah II (12 September
2018)
812-813
55. Letter from Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate to HRH Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad
(January 2019)
814
56. Patriarchs and Heads of Local Churches in Jerusalem, A Statement by the Patriarchs
and Heads of the Holy Land Churches on the “Deal of the Century” (30 January
2020)
815
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57. Patriarchs and Heads of Local Churches of Jerusalem, Statement on the Current
Threat to the Christian Presence in the Holy Land (13 December 2021)
816-818
58. Higher Presidential Committee of Churches Affairs in Palestine, The Supreme
Presidency for Church Affairs “The settlement movements’ continued encroachment
on church property is a continuation of the Israeli Judaization plans in Jerusalem.”
(27 December 2022)
819
59. Protecting Holy Land Christians, Statement by the Orthodox Patriarchate of
Jerusalem for Easter 2022 (11 April 2022)
820-821
60. Protecting Holy Land Christians, Statement by the Jerusalem Patriarch Rejecting the
Proposed Restrictions on the Holy Fire Ceremonies (21 April 2022)
822-823
61. Jerusalem Patriarchate, A Statement by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of
Jerusalem Regarding the Illegal Take Over of Church Land in Silwan by an Israeli
Radical Group (28 December 2022)
824-825
62. Protecting Holy Land Christians, Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem
Easter Message — 2023 (31 March 2023)
826-828
63. Protecting Holy Land Christians, Celebration of One of Christianity’s Most Important
Religious Ceremonies To Be Unreasonably Restricted by Israeli Police (12 April
2023)
829-820
ISRAELI NGO REPORTS
64. Emek Shaveh, “Beit Haliba” and the Givati Parking Lot: Archeological Excavations
and their Effect on the Status Quo in the Old City of Jerusalem and in Silwan (2012)
821-842
65. Emek Shaveh, From Silwan to the Temple Mount: Archaeological Excavations as a
Means of Control in the Village of Silwan and in Jerusalem’s Old City –
Developments in 2012 (February 2013)
843-884
66. Ir Amim and Keshev, Dangerous Liaison: The Dynamics of the Rise of the Temple
Movements and Their Implications (1 March 2013)
885-965
67. Emek Shaveh, David’s Tomb on Mt. Zion (April 2014) 966-981
68. Emek Shaveh, Archaeology in a Political Context over the Temple Mount/Haram al-
Sharif (January 2015)
982-995
69. Emek Shaveh, Denial of Access and Worship on the Temple Mount / Haram al-Sharif
in 2012-2014 (June 2015)
996-1001
70. Emek Shaveh, Archaeological Activities in Politically Sensitive Areas in Jerusalem’s
Historic Basin (September 2015)
1002-1017
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71. Emek Shaveh, Update - Archaeological and Political Damage Caused by Expansion
of the Western Wall Prayer Area into the Archaeological Park (2 February 2016)
1018-1021
72. Emek Shaveh, The Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif-Archaeology in a Political
Context (March 2017)
1022-1043
73. Ir Amim, Circumventing Red Lines: The Paradigmatic Shift in Israel’s Policy on
Jerusalem (19 July 2018)
1044-1050
74. Emek Shaveh, The Nea Church (February 2019) 1051-1053
75. Ir Amim, Collective restrictions must be averted on Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif
(28 February 2019)
1054-1055
76. Emek Shaveh, Alert - High Court Green Lights Jerusalem Cable Car Plan
Condemning Historic City to Irreversible Damage (6 June 2022)
1056-1057
ISRAELI MATERIALS
77. Statement by Israel’s Defence Minister at the Western Wall (7 June 1967) 1058
78. Address given by Israel’s Prime Minister to community leaders in Jerusalem (7 June
1967)
1059-1061
79. Protection of Holy Places Law 1967 1062-1063
80. Israel’s so-called “Basic Law” (30 July 1980) 1064
81. Office of the Prime Minister of Israel, PM's Statement Regarding the Opinion of the
International Court of Justice at The Hague (11 July 2004)
1065-1066
82. Statement by Israel’s Foreign Minister (Tzipi Livni) on the Mughrabi ramp
construction work (7 February 2007)
1067
83. Israeli Antiquities Authority, The Mughrabi Ascent Excavation (July 2007) 1068-1093
84. Israel Antiquities Authority, Excavation at the Mughrabi Gate Ascent – Jerusalem:
Report on the Archaeological Work - January to July 2007 (2007)
1094-1103
85. Office of the Prime Minister of Israel, Press Release: Due to the Importance of the
Western Wall, the Cabinet has Approved PM Netanyahu’s Proposal to Increase the
Five-Year Plan by Approximately NIS 60 Million (21 May 2023)
1104
86. Website of ‘City of David’ offering ‘Western Wall Cornerstone’ tours 1105-1109
87. Website of ‘The Temple Mount Shifting Project’ offering opportunities of
participation in the so-called ‘Temple Mount Sifting Project’
1110-1118
88. Website of itraveljerusalem.com offering opportunities of participation in the socalled
‘Temple Mount Sifting Project’
1119-1121
89. Website of the Temple Mount Faithful, Objectives of the Temple Mount Faithful 1122-1123
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INTERSTATE MATERIALS
90. Treaty of Berlin (1878) 1124-1147
91. Mandate for Palestine (1922) 1148-1153
92. Report of the Commission appointed by HMG, with the approval of the Council of
the League of Nations, to determine the rights and claims of Moslems and Jews
(1930)
1154-1193
93. Report by HMG on the Administration of Palestine and Trans-Jordan for the Year
(1931)
1194-1232
94. Washington Declaration (25 July 1994) 1233-1236
95. Remarks by President Clinton, King Hussein and PM Rabin at the Signing Ceremony
of the Washington Declaration (25 July 1994)
1237-1242
96. Statement in the Knesset by PM Rabin on the Washington Declaration (3 August
1994)
1243-1251
97. Treaty of Peace between Jordan and Israel (1994) 1252-1272
INTERSTATE COMMUNICATIONS
98. Letter from Libya to UNSC President (1 March 1976) conveying a report from the
PLO
1273-1276
99. Letter from Libya and Pakistan to UNSC President (19 March 1976) 1277-1278
100. Letter from Jordan to UN Secretary-General (14 March 1983) 1279-1283
101. Letter from Jordan to UN Secretary-General (9 January 1986) 1284-1285
102. Letter from United Arab Emirates to UN Secretary-General (10 January 1986)
conveying a letter from the PLO
1286-1288
103. Letter from Morocco to UN Secretary-General (23 January 1986) conveying OIC
resolution
1289-1291
104. Letter from Morocco to UN Secretary-General (27 January 1986) 1292-1293
105. Letter from Kuwait to UN Secretary-General (18 January 1988) conveying letter
from President of the High Islamic Commission (16 January 1988)
1294-1296
106. Letter from Kuwait to UN Secretary-General (20 January 1988) conveying OIC
communiqué (15 January 1988)
1297-1299
107. Letter from Jordan to UN Secretary-General (4 April 1988) conveying letter from
Jordan’s Minister of Waqfs and Islamic Affairs (3 April 1988)
1300-1301
108. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General (8 October 1990) 1302-1303
109. Letter from Jordan to UNSC President (13 December 1990) 1304
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110. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General (14 December 1990) 1305-1306
111. Letter from Jordan to UN Secretary-General (11 December 1991) 1307
112. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General (24 September 1996) 1308-1309
113. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General (29 September 2000) 1310-1311
114. Letter from Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of
the Palestinian People to UN Secretary-General (2 October 2000)
1312-1313
115. Letter from Qatar to UN Secretary-General (30 July 2001) 1314-1315
116. Note Verbale from Jordan to Israel (26 July 2005) 1316
117. Note Verbale from Jordan to Israel (14 February 2006) 1317
118. Note Verbale from Jordan to Israel (5 July 2006) 1318
119. Note Verbale from Jordan to Israel (7 February 2007) 1319
120. Letter from Azerbaijan to UN Secretary-General (9 February 2007) 1320-1321
121. Letter from Kuwait to UN Secretary-General (9 February 2007) 1322-1323
122. Letter from Pakistan to UN Secretary-General (17 October 2007) 1324-1325
123. Letter from Jordan to EU Council Secretary-General (20 August 2008) 1326-1327
124. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General and UNSC President (28 September
2009)
1328-1331
125. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General and UNSC President (5 October 2009) 1332-1333
126. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General (26 October 2009) 1334-1336
127. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General and UNSC President (5 March 2010) 1337-1339
128. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General and UNSC President (24 February
2012)
1340-1342
129. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General and UNSC President (20 September
2013)
1343-1346
130. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General and UNSC President (25 February
2014)
1347-1349
131. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General and UNSC President (9 April 2014) 1350-1352
132. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General and UNSC President (16 April 2014) 1353-1354
133. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General and UNSC President (29 May 2014) 1355-1357
134. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General and UNSC President (14 October
2014)
1358-1360
135. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General and UNSC President (30 October
2014)
1361-1362
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136. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General and UNSC President (5 November
2014)
1363-1365
137. Note Verbale from Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to all Jordanian diplomatic
missions (4 March 2015)
1366-1370
138. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General and UNSC President (28 July 2015) 1371-1375
139. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General and UNSC President (14 September
2015)
1376-1378
140. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General, UNGA President and UNSC
President (15 April 2022)
1379-1381
141. Letter from Algeria to UN Secretary-General (18 April 2022) conveying message
from the President of Algeria
1382-1383
142. Letter from Israel to UN Secretary-General and UNSC President (21 April 2022) 1384-1386
143. Letter from Malaysia to UN Secretary-General (21 April 2022) conveying letter from
Malaysia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs
1387-1388
144. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General, UNGA President and UNSC
President (3 January 2023)
1389-1391
145. Letter from Palestine to UN Secretary-General and UNSC President (5 April 2023) 1392-1394
146. Letter from Jordan to UNSC President (10 April 2023) 1395-1396
ARAB LEAGUE MATERIALS
147. Communiqué issued by the Council of the League of Arab States (5 April 2023) 1397-1399
OIC MATERIALS
148. Final Communiqué Adopted by the Open-ended Extraordinary Meeting of the OIC
Executive Committee (25 April 2022)
1400-1404
149. Final Communiqué adopted by the Open-ended Extraordinary Meeting of the
Executive Committee of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to Discuss the
Ongoing Israeli Attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque (24 May 2023)
1405-1408
UNSC MATERIALS
150. UNSCR 271 (1969) 1409
151. UNSCR 476 (1980) 1410
152. UNSCR 478 (1980) 1411
153. UNSCR 672 (1990) 1412
154. UNSCR 1073 (1996) 1413-1414
155. UNSCR 1322 (2000) 1415-1416
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156. UN Security Council Press Statement on Situation in Jerusalem (17 September 2015) 1417-1418
157. Statement by Kuwait (on behalf of the OIC) at the 7540th meeting of the UN Security
Council (22 October 2015)
1419-1457
158. UNSCR 2334 (2016) 1458-1460
159. Statement by the United Kingdom at the 9236th meeting of the UN Security Council
(5 January 2023)
1461-1463
UNGA MATERIALS
160. UNGAR 35/169 E (15 December 1980) 1464-1467
161. UNGAR 36/15 (28 October 1981) 1468
162. UNGAR 36/120 E (10 December 1981) 1469-1472
163. UNGAR 37/123 C of 16 December 1982 1473-1476
164. UNGAR 38/180 C (19 December 1983) 1477-1480
165. UNGAR 39/146 C (14 December 1984) 1481-1484
166. UNGAR 40/168 C (16 December 1985) 1485-1488
167. UNGAR 41/162 C (4 December 1986) 1489-1492
168. UNGAR 42/209 D (11 December 1987) 1493-1497
169. UNGAR 43/54 C (6 December 1988) 1498-1501
170. UNGAR 44/40 C (4 December 1989) 1502-1505
171. UNGAR 45/83 C (13 December 1990) 1506-1509
172. UNGAR 46/82 B (16 December 1991 1510-1511
173. UNGAR 47/63 B (11 December 1992) 1512-1515
174. UNGAR 48/59 A (14 December 1993) 1516-1519
175. UNGAR 49/87 A (16 December 1994) 1520-1522
176. UNGAR 50/22 A (4 December 1995) 1523-1524
177. UNGAR 51/27 (4 December 1996) 1525-1526
178. UNGAR 52/53 (9 December 1997) 1527-1528
179. UNGAR 53/37 (2 December 1998) 1529-1530
180. UNGAR 54/37 (1 December 1999) 1531-1532
181. UNGAR 55/50 (1 December 2000) 1533-1534
182. UNGAR 56/31 (18 December 2001) 1535-1536
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183. Statement by Palestine at the 57th plenary meeting of the 68th session of the UN
General Assembly under the agenda item “Question of Palestine” (25 November
2013)
1537-1565
184. UNGAR 76/12 (1 December 2021) 1566-1568
185. Statement of His Majesty King Abdullah II at the 77th plenary session of the UN
General Assembly (20 September 2022)
1569-1572
UN HUMAN RIGHTS MATERIALS
186. HRC Resolution S-12/1 A (21 October 2009) 1573-1577
187. Report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the implementation of
Human Rights Council resolutions S-9/1 and S-12/1 (17 March 2010)
1578-1600
188. HRC Resolution 13/8 (24 March 2010) 1601-1603
189. HRC Resolution 16/29 (25 March 2011) 1604-1607
190. HRC Resolution 25/29 (24 March 2014) 1608-1613
191. HRC Resolution 28/27 (27 March 2015) 1614-1620
192. HRC Resolution 31/34 (24 March 2016) 1621-1628
193. HRC Resolution 34/30 (24 March 2017) 1629-1636
194. HRC Resolution 37/35 (23 March 2018) 1637-1643
195. HRC Resolution 40/23 (22 March 2019) 1644-1650
196. HRC Resolution 43/32 (22 June 2020) 1651-1657
197. HRC Resolution 46/3 (23 March 2021) 1658-1663
198. HRC Resolution 49/4 (31 March 2022) 1664-1669
199. HRC Resolution 52/3 (3 April 2023) 1670-1675
UNESCO MATERIALS
200. Letter from Jordan to UNESCO Director-General (1 June 1984), referred to in the
UNESCO Director-General’s report on “Cultural heritage of Jerusalem” (27 August
1981)
1676-1690
201. Report of the Technical Mission to the Old City of Jerusalem 27 February-2 March
2007 (12 March 2007)
1691-1696
202. UNESCO, The Director-General of UNESCO voices his alarm over the resumption
of tensions in the Old City of Jerusalem (8 February 2007)
1697
203. World Heritage Centre, Fourth Reinforced Monitoring Report (June 2008) 1698-1701
204. World Heritage Centre, Seventh Reinforced Monitoring Report (February 2010) 1702-1704
205. World Heritage Committee, Decision 34COM 7A.20 (25 July-3 August 2010) 1705-1707
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206. UNESCO Executive Board, 185EX/Decision 14 (19 November 2010) 1708-1714
207. World Heritage Centre, Ninth Reinforced Monitoring Report (February 2011) 1715-1716
208. World Heritage Committee, 35COM/7A.22 (19-29 June 2011) 1717-1719
209. UNESCO Executive Board, 187EX/Decision 11 (30 November 2011) 1720-1725
210. World Heritage Centre, Tenth Reinforced Monitoring Report (December 2011) 1726-1735
211. World Heritage Centre, Eleventh Reinforced Monitoring Report (March 2012) 1736-1738
212. UNESCO Executive Board, 189EX/Decision 8 (9 April 2012) 1739-1743
213. World Heritage Committee, 36COM/&A.23.II (22 June-6 July 2012) 1744-1745
214. UNESCO Executive Board, 190EX/Decision 13 (18 November 2012) 1746-1752
215. World Heritage Centre, Twelfth Reinforced Monitoring Report (February 2013) 1753-1755
216. World Heritage Committee, 37COM/7A.26 (16-27 June 2013) 1756-1759
217. UNESCO Executive Board, 192EX/Decision 11 (13 January 2014) 1760-1765
218. World Heritage Centre, Thirteenth Reinforced Monitoring Report (March 2014) 1766-1784
219. UNESCO Executive Board, 194EX/Decision 5.I.D (15 May 2014) 1785-1792
220. World Heritage Committee, 38COM/7A.4 (15-25 June 2014) 1793-1795
221. UNESCO Executive Board, 195EX/Decision 9 (28 November 2014) 1796-1804
222. UNESCO Executive Board, 196EX/Decision 26 (22 May 2015) 1805-1813
223. World Heritage Committee, 39COM/7A.27 (28 June-8 July 2015) 1814-1817
224. UNESCO Executive Board, 197EX/Decision 32 (23 November 2015) 1818-1826
225. UNESCO Executive Board, 199EX/Dec.19.1 (16 May 2016) 1827-1834
226. World Heritage Committee, 40COM/7A.13 (10-20 July 2016) 1835-1837
227. UNESCO Executive Board, 200EX/Decision 25 (18 November 2016) 1838-1846
228. UNESCO Executive Board, 201EX/Decision 30 (5 June 2017) 1847-1853
229. World Heritage Committee, 41COM/7A.36 (2-17 July 2017) 1854-1855
230. UNESCO Executive Board, 202EX/Decision 38 (18 November 2017) 1856-1862
231. UNESCO Executive Board, 204EX/Decision 25 (17 May 2018) 1863-1869
232. World Heritage Committee, 42COM/7A.21 (24 June-4 July 2018) 1870-1878
233. UNESCO Executive Board, 205EX/Decision 28 (16 November 2018) 1879-1886
234. UNESCO Executive Board, 206EX/Decision 32 (17 May 2019) 1887-1893
235. World Heritage Committee, 43COM 7A.Add3 (30 June-10 July 2019) 1894-1901
236. UNESCO Executive Board, 207EX/Decision 38 (23 November 2019) 1902-1909
237. UNESCO Executive Board, 209EX/Decision 24 (10 August 2020) 1910-1917
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238. UNESCO Executive Board, 210EX/Decision 36 (26 February 2021) 1918-1925
239. UNESCO Executive Board, 211EX/Decision 33 (21 May 2021) 1926-1933
240. World Heritage Committee, 44COM/7A.10 (16-31 July 2021), 1934-1938
241. UNESCO Executive Board, 214EX/Decision 22 (13 May 2022) 1939-1944
242. UNESCO Executive Board, 215EX/Decision 36 (18 November 2022) 1945-1951
UN SECRETARY-GENERAL MATERIALS
243. Report of the Secretary-General under General Assembly 2254 (ES-V) relating to
Jerusalem (12 September 1967)
1952-2030
244. Report of the UN Secretary-General on “Peaceful settlement of the question of
Palestine” (20 September 2007)
2031-2047
245. UN, Secretary-General’s remarks to Security Council briefing on the Situation in the
Middle East (21 October 2014)
2048-2051
246. UN, Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with MK Isaac Herzog, leader of
the Zionist Union party in Israel, and MK Tzipi Livni (20 October 2015)
2052
247. UN, Remarks at press encounter with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel
(20 October 2015)
2053-2054
248. UN, Briefing to the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East (22 October
2015)
2055-2058
249. UN Secretary-General’s 24th quarterly report on the implementation of UNSCR 2334
(2016) (14 December 2022)
2059-2070
250. UN, Secretary-General Shocked and Appalled by the Violence and Beating by Israeli
Security Forces inside Al-Qibli Mosque in Jerusalem (5 April 2023)
2071-2074
US MATERIALS
251. “Peace to Prosperity: A Vision to Improve the Lives of the Palestinian and Israeli
People” (January 2020) (extract)
2075-2084
252. Readout of President Biden’s meeting with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan
(13 May 2022)
2085
253. Readout of Vice President Kamala Harris’s Meeting with His Majesty King Abdullah
II of Jordan (2 February 2023)
2086
EU MATERIALS
254. Remarks of the High Representative Federica Mogherini at a press conference
following the 13th EU-Jordan Association Council (17 June 2019)
2087-2092
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255. Office of the European Union Representative (West Bank and Gaza Strip, UNRWA),
Local EU Statement on the situation of Christian properties in East Jerusalem (30
December 2022)
2093-2094
JOURNAL ARTICLES
256. Palmer EH, ‘History of the Haram Es Sherif: Compiled from the Arabic Historians’
in Palestine Exploration Quarterly Vol. 3(3) (1871)
2095-2106
257. Greenberg R, ‘Extreme Exposure: Archaeology in Jerusalem 1967-2007’ in
Conservation and MGMT of Arch. Sites, Vol. 11 Nos 3-4, Aug 2009, 262-81
2107-2126
ONLINE MATERIALS
258. Website of kinghussein.gov.jo, Hashemite Restorations of the Islamic Holy Places in
Jerusalem
2127-2129
259. New York Times, Soldier Gets Life Term In Dome of Rock Death (8 April 1983) 2130-2131
260. The Baltimore Sun, Israel releases Baltimorean who killed at mosque (27 October
1997)
2132-2134
261. MER, Israel’s Chief Rabbi – “Blow Up The Dome of the Rock” (1 January 1998) 2135-2136
262. The New Yorker, Forcing the End (20 July 1998) 2137-2160
263. Haaretz, Jerusalem approves controversial Mughrabi bridge project (16 January
2008)
2161-2162
264. Haaretz, Britain Bans Likud’s Moshe Feiglin From Entering Country (11 March
2008)
2163-2165
265. Al Jazeera, Palestinians injured in Aqsa clash (27 September 2009) 2166-2167
266. Global Issues, MIDEAST: Muslims See Victory at Al-Aqsa (11 October 2009) 2168-2170
267. The Guardian, Palestinians clash with Israeli troops at al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem
(25 October 2009)
2171-2172
268. UPI, Engineer says Temple Mount bridge to close (8 December 2011) 2173
269. Haaretz, Another Israeli Church Defaced With ‘Price Tag’ Graffiti (3 October 2012) 2174-2177
270. BBC News, Church of the Holy Sepulchre in row over water bill (2 November 2012) 2178-2180
271. The Times of Israel, Likud lawmaker banned from ascending Temple Mount (29
April 2013)
2181-2182
272. Reuters, Israel police hold Jerusalem Muslim cleric for six hours (8 May 2013) 2183-2186
273. The Times of Israel, Attack on Jerusalem graves unnerves Christians (10 October
2013)
2187-2190
274. Ammon News, Right-wing Israeli MK enters Aqsa compound (19 February 2014) 2191
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275. New Jewish Resistance, Al-Aqsa clashes as MKs tour compound (20 March 2014) 2192
276. The Jerusalem Post, Jerusalem’s Temple Mount closes to all visitors after shooting of
Yehuda Glick (30 October 2014)
2193-2200
277. BBC News, Jerusalem holy site closure 'declaration of war' - Abbas (30 October
2014)
2201-2206
278. The Guardian, Israel closes Al-Aqsa mosque compound to all visitors (30 October
2014)
2207-2209
279. The Jerusalem Post, Police and Shin Bet kill suspect in shooting of right-wing activist
Yehuda Glick (30 October 2014)
2210-2217
280. Qudsnet News Agency, Occupation places a sign near Al-Aqsa bearing the name
Temple Mount (11 February 2015)
2218-2219
281. International Middle East Media Center, 60 Settlers Raid Al Aqsa Mosque (20
February 2015)
2220
282. Al Manar, Dozens of Israeli Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Compound (23 March 2015) 2221-2222
283. Daily Sabah, Israeli minister demands to halt Al-Aqsa renovations (14 April 2015) 2223-2224
284. The Times of Israel, 16 arrested, then released, in church torching (18 June 2015) 2225-2227
285. Website of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Temple Mount: Background (10
September 2015)
2228-2230
286. New Israel Fund Australia, Statement on Moshe Feiglin’s Visit to Australia (9
October 2015)
2231-2237
287. Religion News Service, Hebrew graffiti at Jerusalem monastery threatens Christians
(17 January 2016)
2238-2240
288. Al Jazeera, Christian holy site in Jerusalem vandalised (17 January 2016) 2241-2243
289. The Times of Israel, Israeli teens arrested for defacing church with anti-Christian
graffiti (20 January 2016)
2244-2246
290. Al Jazeera, Israel removes key sites from Jerusalem’s Old City Map (12 June 2016) 2247-2255
291. Haaretz, Israel Corrects Jerusalem Tourism Map That Omitted Al-Aqsa Mosque,
non-Jewish Sites (6 October 2016)
2256-2259
292. Al Jazeera, Israeli tourism maps aim to shape Jerusalem narrative (28 December
2016)
2260-2265
293. Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Israeli Cabinet meets in Western Wall tunnels, approves
Old City elevator (28 May 2017)
2266-2267
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294. Haaretz, Netanyahu Returns to the Western Wall Tunnels, the Bedrock of His
Political Existence (28 May 2017)
2268-2276
295. Haaretz, Jerusalem’s Church of Holy Sepulchre Closes in Protest Amid Row With
Israel (25 February 2018)
2277-2281
296. Jordan Times, Jordan condemns closure of Al Aqsa Mosque Friday (19 August 2018) 2282
297. Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Israel officially withdraws from UNESCO (1 January
2019)
2283-2284
298. Jordan Times, Jordan strongly condemns Israels closure of Al Aqsa Mosque (18
February 2019)
2285-2286
299. ABC News, The Australian shearer who torched Al Aqsa Mosque in a bid to bring on
the apocalypse (23 August 2019)
2287-2294
300. BBC News, Jerusalem: Israel approves controversial Old City cable car plan (6
November 2019)
2295-2297
301. Palestine News & Info Agency, Jordan decries attempted arson attack on
Gethsemane Church in Jerusalem (5 December 2020)
2298-2299
302. Arab News, Attack on Jerusalem church no isolated incident (10 December 2020) 2300-2302
303. Jordan Times, Islamic Christian commission reaffirms Hashemite Custodianship (13
December 2020)
2303
304. Arab News, The restoration projects that keep Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa in good repair
(13 March 2021)
2304-2313
305. Ammon News, Patriarch Theophilos emphasizes Muslims’ exclusive right over
Haram Al-Sharif (19 July 2021)
2314
306. The Algemeiner, Western Wall Authority Begins Work on At-Risk Mughrabi Bridge
(30 August 2021)
2315-2316
307. Haramalaqsa.com, Terrorist leader Yehuda Etzion lead Jewish rituals in al-Aqsa (16
September 2021)
2317-2320
308. BBC News, Jerusalem holy site clashes fuel fears of return to war (22 April 2022) 2321-2325
309. Ammon News, Awqaf Ministry says appointing Al Aqsa guards is within its mandate
(10 May 2022)
2326
310. The National, Islamic religious authorities warn of ‘suspicious’ Israeli excavation at
Al Aqsa Mosque (25 June 2022)
2327-2328
311. Middle East Eye, Israeli forces restrict access to Al-Aqsa during first Friday prayers
of Ramadan (24 March 2023)
2329-2331
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312. Jordan Times, Jerusalem churches condemn ‘unreasonable’ Israeli restrictions for
Holy Light ceremony (13 April 2023)
2332-2333
313. Jordan News, Ex-Israeli soldiers returns Al-Aqsa Mosque key he stole 56 years ago
(20 May 2023)
2334-2335
314. Arab News, Saudi Arabia, Arab nations condemn Israeli security minister’s Al-Aqsa
visit (21 May 2023)
2336-2339
315. Turkiye News, Ankara slams Israeli minister’s raid on Haram al-Sharif (21 May
2023)
2340-2341
316. Anadolu Agency, Palestinians decry Israeli gov’t meeting inside Al-Buraq Wall
tunnels of Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa (22 May 2023)
2342-2343
317. Middle East Monitor, Israel: cabinet holds meeting beneath Al-Aqsa Mosque (22
May 2023)
2344-2347
318. Anadolu Agency, US 'concerned' by Ben-Gvir's storming of Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa
complex (23 May 2023)
2348-2349
319. Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations, Israel/Palestinian territories:
France is concerned about the unilateral measures (24 May 2023)
2350
LEGAL AUTHORITIES
320. Convention (IV) respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land and its annex:
Regulations concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land. The Hague (18
October 1907)
2351-2373
321. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) 2374-2382
322. Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War.
Geneva (12 August 1949)
2383-2451
323. ICRC’s commentary to Article 1 of the Fourth Geneva Convention 2452-2454
324. ICRC’s commentary to Article 27 of the Fourth Geneva Convention 2455-2464
325. ICRC’s commentary to Article 47 of the Fourth Geneva Convention 2465-2469
326. ICRC’s commentary to Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention 2470-2477
327. ICRC’s commentary to Article 53 of the Fourth Geneva Convention 2478-2479
328. Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed
Conflict (1954)
2480-2503
329. First Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property
in the Event of Armed Conflict (1954)
2504-2507
330. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) 2508-2533
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331. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966) 2534-2541
332. Lord McNair, The Legal Effects of War (Cambridge, CUP 1966), page 370 2542-2544
333. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
(1969)
2545-2553
334. Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
(1972)
2554-2570
335. Second Additional Protocol to the Fourth Geneva Convention relating to the
Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (8 June 1977)
2571-2578
336. Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination
Based on Religion or Belief (1981)
2579-2581
337. Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v United
States of America), Merits, Judgment, ICJ Reports 1986, p. 14
2582-2721
338. Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural
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2722-2741
339. Commentary on the ILC Draft Articles on State Responsibility (2001) 2742-2855
340. Declaration Concerning the Intentional Destruction of Cultural Heritage (17 October
2003)
2856-2860
341. Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, Advisory Opinion, ICJ Reports 2004, p. 136
2861-2931
342. Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, Advisory Opinion, ICJ Reports 2004, Separate Opinion of Judge Koroma
2932-2934
343. Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, Advisory Opinion, ICJ Reports 2004, Separate Opinion of Judge Higgins
2935-2946
344. Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, Advisory Opinion, ICJ Reports 2004, Separate Opinion of Judge
Kooijmans
2647-2962
345. Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, Advisory Opinion, ICJ Reports 2004, Separate Opinion of Judge Al-
Khasawneh
2963-2967
346. Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, Advisory Opinion, ICJ Reports 2004, Declaration of Judge Buergenthal
2968-2973
347. Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo v
Uganda), Judgment, ICJ Reports 2005, p. 168
2974-3092
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348. Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of
Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro), Judgment, ICJ
Reports 2007, p. 43
3093-3293
349. UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, General Comment No. 21
(21 December 2009)
3294-3311
350. Crawford (ed), Brownlie’s Principles of International Law (8th ed, 2012), pages 636-
637
3312-3314
351. O’Keefe R, ‘Protection of Cultural Property’ in Fleck D (ed), The Handbook of
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352. UN General Assembly resolution 73/176 (17 December 2018) 3353-3358
353. UN General Assembly resolution 73/285 (2 April 2019) 3359-3360
354. Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial
Discrimination (Armenia v. Azerbaijan), Provisional Measures, Order of 7 December
2021
3361-3397
VIDEOS
355. Israeli Antiquities Authority Official YouTube Channel, New Discoveries at the
Western Wall Tunnels (16 October 2017)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29kVDSYA4hY)
3398
356. AlJazeera Arabic, شاهد| قوات الاحتلال تهاجم المصلين في المسجد القبلي بالقنابل والغاز المسيل للدموع
(Machine English translation: Watch the occupation forces attack the worshippers in
Al-Qibli Mosque with bombs and tear gas) (10 May 2021)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2claq68J7w&t=9s)
3399
357. BBC News video concerning attacks on Christians in Jerusalem 3400
MAPS
358. PASSIA, Settlement Activity in the Old City Map 3401
359. AAM/HAS Infographic 3402
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