Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas ordered the publication of the draft structure for a Palestinian state earlier this week, the PA’s official information company WAFA introduced.
The complete draft of the structure, learn by The Jerusalem Submit, omitted Jewish ties to Jerusalem in Article III, claiming it because the “capital of the State of Palestine, and its political, non secular, cultural, and academic middle, in addition to its nationwide image,” and dedicated to “preserving its spiritual character and defending its Islamic and Christian sanctuaries.”
The identical article known as on the state to decide to defending Jerusalem’s “authorized, political, and historic standing,” and affirmed that “any measures to vary its character or historic identification are thought of null and void based on worldwide legislation.”
Moreover, Article IV designated the official faith of a Palestinian state as Islam, with Islamic Sharia ideas to be the “main supply for laws,” whereas additionally defending Christianity as having a particular standing, with designated rights.
The president should additionally “swear by God Almighty” when getting into workplace, per Article LXXVI, and Article CXXXII known as for Sharia disputes to be dealt with by Sharia and spiritual courts.
Whereas Article XXVII known as for equality with out discrimination based mostly on private points, together with faith, and Article XXXVII affirmed “freedom of perception and to follow spiritual rites, establishing locations of worship for followers of monotheistic religions,” there isn’t any point out of Judaism or Jewish individuals in any article of the structure.
Palestine stays a part of Arab nation
Additional, Article I affirmed Palestine as “a part of the Arab homeland,” and notes that the “Palestinian persons are a part of the Arab nation.”
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