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UN Rewrites Jewish History, and Jews Look on the Bright Side
Israel loses vote, but picks up much-needed support.
The source of dispute.
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A resolution adopted by a United Nations committee that essentially denies any historical Jewish connection to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem received widespread condemnation last week. The absurdity of the resolution, however, may end up giving Israel a rare upper hand at the UN, with even the director-general of UNESCO, its cultural agency, expressing her disgust.
The resolution, which UNESCO adopted at committee stage, uses only Muslim names for the holy sites of Jerusalem’s Old City and takes Israel to task for “provocative abuses that violate the sanctity and integrity of the area.”