Now that we have joined UNESCO, we will take Israel to court for systematically destroying and forging Arab and Islamic culture in Jerusalem, said Hatem Abdel Qader, former PA Minister for Jerusalem Affairs. We are also seeking to file lawsuits against Israel in international courts and bodies fo
Abdel Qader told the London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper that Israeli renovations of Jerusalems Old City walls and excavation work in the vicinity of the Al-Aqsa Mosque were part of an attempt to change the Islamic and Arabic character of the city and steal and destroy antiquities.