By Xinhua
Amman : Jordanian non-governmental organizations will partake in the Jerusalem International Forum slated for next month in Turkey, which marks the 40th anniversary of the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem during the Six-Day War in 1967, the Jordan Times reported on Sunday.
Around 3,000 intellectuals from Turkey and around the world will take part in the Nov. 15-17 forum, which aims to highlight the historical rights of the Palestinians as well as denying Israel’s claims on East Jerusalem, the report said.
Jordan Engineers Association (JEA) President Wael Saqqa was quoted as saying that the JEA will send 150 of its members to the forum, noting that the participants are keen to do their part in support of the Palestinians in the occupied territories.
“There are several committees formed by the JEA that work side-by-side with other concerned parties to fight against Jewish attempts to Judaise the holy city,” said Saqqa.
Razan Zueiter, who will represent Jordan’s civil sector at the forum, said she hoped the forum would offer an opportunity to work together with Palestinian institutions in the occupied territories, said the newspaper.
She also called for reactivating the Arab boycott of Israeli products and increasing Arab investments in Jerusalem.
On the sidelines of the forum, several folklore, cultural and art exhibitions will be held by the participating delegations, according to the report.
Israel seized East Jerusalem, Gaza, the West Bank, Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and Syria’s Golan Heights during the Six-Day War in 1967,which ended with Israel’s stunning victory over the Arab armies.
The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 242unanimously in November 1967, demanding the Jewish state withdraw from the occupied lands in return for peaceful actions from Arab states.