Mayor Teddy Kollek repeated today his conviction that Jerusalem should remain united as the capitol of Israel. Kollek reacted to the Islamic summit conference in Lahore which called for “the restoration of the holy city of Jerusalem to Arab sovereignty.”
Kollek said he did not expect a different resolution, but as the mayor of “united Jerusalem” who was aware of the everyday life in the city, he expressed his conviction that life in Jerusalem under Israeli rule was much better for its citizens than it had ever been during the 19 years of Jordanian rule. Noting that “we are striving for the solution of all religious and political problems within the framework of one city,” Kollek added: “There is complete personal freedom and free access to the holy places for everybody of all religions and national origins.”
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