Jerusalem : une contribution a la specificite internationale de la ville

Abstract

After having focused on Jerusalem's legal status during different periods and after having followed the different historical phases of the protection granted to the Sacred Places that belong to the three monotheist religions, together with the ensuing internationalization of the city accompanied by the numerous treaties and statutes issued from the times of the Ottoman Empire till today, it would be desirable to put forth some ideas that could give a contribution towards finding a fair solution. Given the impossibility of finding a unifying solution, which on the other hand would work against the interests of the three religions because a Jewish or Palestinian sovereignty would inevitably place the other religions in a sort of ghetto, it is believed that an effort of good will could be made by using an existing international convention. Reference is here being made to the UNESCO Convention of 23 November 1972 on the world's cultural heritage; since if there is a place that really belongs to a great part of humanity, that is to say to Christianity, to Islam and Judaism, it is really the city of Jerusalem.