Press
Release
12 July 2005
Israeli policies
in Jerusalem are endangering the two
state solution.
Following
the recent decision made by the Israeli
Government to accelerate the construction
of the separation wall in and around
Jerusalem, and noting the first anniversary
of the ICJ's ruling of the illegality
of the wall and its call upon the Government
of Israel to dismantle it, the Orient
House stresses the following:
With
the attention of the regional and international
community focused on Israel's unilateral
plan to disengage from the Gaza Strip,
the Israeli government has seized the
opportunity to consolidate its interests
in Israeli-Occupied East Jerusalem.
It is accelerating a policy of creating
facts on the ground that will irrevocably
ensure exclusive Israeli control over
Jerusalem
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