Foreign Ministry blasts UNESCO decision to nix 'Temple Mount' - Shlomo Cesana

by Shlomo Cesana

While the resolution has no practical value, "we will not allow international actors to blur the Jewish nation's connection to its eternal capital," writes Foreign Ministry Director General Dore Gold in letter to 33 countries that supported the decision.

Foreign Ministry Director General Dore Gold | Photo credit: Yoav Ari Dudkevich

Foreign Ministry Director General Dore Gold wrote a harshly worded letter on Wednesday in which he rebuked the 33 countries that voted in favor of the UNESCO decision to change its language for the Temple Mount and refer to the site exclusively by its Arabic name, "Haram al-Sharif" ("the Noble Sanctuary").

UNESCO is the United Nations body responsible for protecting historical and archeological sites throughout the world. Last Thursday's resolution was supported by several countries friendly to Israel, including Russia, France, Spain, Slovenia and Sweden.

In his letter, Gold admonished UNESCO for its efforts to erase the Jewish connection to the nation's capital, Jerusalem, and to the Jewish holy sites. 

Gold wrote that while the resolution has no practical value, "we will not allow international actors to blur the Jewish nation's connection to its eternal capital."

Gold explained that the letter was written at the behest of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called the resolution "yet another absurd U.N. decision."

Shlomo Cesana

Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=33259

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