Tuesday, July 12, 2016

UNESCO To Vote On Removing Jewish Presence From Temple Mount



UNESCO to vote on Jewish connection with the Temple Mount



The subject of the Jewish connection with the Temple Mount has once again been returned to the UN as Palestinians and Jordanians seek to repudiate Jewish affinity with any part of the compound.


The Israeli foreign ministry and Israeli embassies around the world are currently dedicating significant efforts to undermine the acceptance of the draft decision in UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) which also accuses Israel of causing damage to holy Islamic sites. 

The draft decision is supposed to be voted upon by the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO which meets once a year and consists of 21 representatives from the affiliate states. 

Israel is seeking to exert greater pressure on the member states in an effort to prevent a recurrence of what took place in April when the committee unilaterally condemned "Israeli aggression on the Temple Mount," and disregarded all Israeli or Jewish claims over the area, including the Western Wall.


The draft decision presented by the Palestinians and Jordanians includes a number of problematic points in relation to Israel. Firstly, the draft calls on Israel to return the Temple Mount and the al-Aqsa mosque to “the historic status quo,” a new phrase implying that the sites should be returned to their pre-1967 status.

The recommendations constitute another attempt to remove any Jewish presence from the Temple Mount. Moreover, the text repeatedly refers to the entire compound as an exclusively holy Muslim site and makes no exception on the issue of the Western Wall. In October 2015, a similar attempt failed when brought before UNESCO.

Throughout the entire document, Israel is repeatedly alluded to as an occupying force on the Temple Mount while being accused of breaching international treaties such as the Geneva Convention and the Hague Convention. According to the claims, Israel is causing damage to historic buildings on the mount, to gates, windows and to ceramics while simultaneously preventing repair and renovation projects initiated by the Jordanians. 

According to Israeli officials, there is also an attempt to compose an indictment against Israel vis-a-vis its activities on the Temple Mount which will be presented to the Criminal Court of Justice in the Hague. 


The foreign ministry released a statement slamming the Jordanian-Palestinian initiative: “The document that was presented to UNESCO is an another malicious and dishonest attempt to harm Israel’s affinity with its capital,” the statement read. “This is a tendentious text and we hope that it is does not receive support from the member states. Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the nation of Israel and of Israel’s alone.”






4 comments:

ally said...

Seriously Scott, how much closer can we get? It's crazy

Scott said...

Agree - I was just having that conversation last night - so very close :)

WVBORN56 said...

Agreed Scott and Ally....Perhaps today! :)

ally said...

After yesterday's trials and tribulation I wish it had been yesterday lol! I'm under attack because I'm going to the prophecy conference in Colorado and apparently that little old devil doesn't want me to go so he is really putting obstacles in my way. I might have to hitchike to the airport 3 hours away but I'm going!!!!!! Wish I could do live updates and interviews for you guys