Sawsan Al Keilani at 'Jerusalem: Legalising the Occupation' conference

A video address by Sawsan Al Keilani for MEMO’s ‘Jerusalem: Legalising the Occupation‘ conference held in London on March 3, 2018.

Director of Public Relations and Information at the Royal Committee for Jerusalem Affairs, Sawsan Al Keilani carries the title of Ambassador of Jerusalem from the Jerusalem International Foundation.

Panel: Exploring the Historical Context

Throughout history, Jerusalem has always been the cultural, administrative and commercial centre of Palestine. Palestinians regard it as their capital city. Yet from the onset of their movement Zionist leaders set their eyes on the city.

In a letter to Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour dated 30 May 1918 Chaim Weizmann wrote: “Only one [holy place] which is…left to us…our most sacred monument, in our most sacred city, is in the hands of some Maghreb religious community… ”