Palestinian Leader Claims Israel Denies Muslim Ties To Jerusalem
The Palestine Liberation Organization has called for Israel to respect resolutions by the United Nation’s world heritage organization that acknowledge Jerusalem as sacred to all three monotheistic religions, but only mention certain holy sites by their Islamic names. Three UNESCO resolutions adopted in the last 10 days refer only to the Islamic “Al Aqsa Mosque” […]
Israel suspends UNESCO ties over al-Aqsa resolution
Israel has suspended cooperation with UNESCO a day after the UN cultural body passed a resolution that sharply criticised Israeli policies around the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, while supposedly rejecting Jewish ties to the holy site in occupied East Jerusalem. The resolution condemned Israel for restricting Muslims access to the site, and for aggression by police […]