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shira

(30,109 posts) Mon Oct 19, 2015, 07:43 PM Oct 2015

UNESCO draft resolution: Western Wall is part of al-Aksa mosque [View all]

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I find it fascinating that people still take that insane asylum called the UN seriously.

Israel is working to thwart a draft UNESCO resolution which declares that the Western Wall in Jerusalem – the most holy site in Judaism – belongs to al-Aksa Mosque compound. The draft text to be voted on Wednesday in Paris states that UNESCO “affirms that the Buraq Plaza is an integral part of al-Aksa Mosque/al-Haram al-Sharif.”

Israeli Ambassador to UNESCO Carmel Shama Hacohen called the resolution “a total Islamization” of a site that is revered by both Jews and Muslims. The six-page draft resolution – submitted by Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates on behalf of the Palestinian Authority to the UNESCO Executive Board – broadly condemns Israeli actions in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza.

At no point does the resolution mention the Jewish historical connection to Jerusalem, which dates back to biblical times. Nor does it reference the Temple Mount or the Western Wall, which was part of the retaining wall King Herod built for the Temple Mount more than 2,000 years ago. It also relies solely on Arabic names for the holy sites on and around the Temple Mount.

Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely added that the resolution is an attempt by the Palestinians to rewrite history, by going after one of the essential foundations of Judaism.

http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/UNESCO-draft-resolution-Western-Wall-is-part-of-al-Aksa-mosque-427435

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UNESCO draft resolution: Western Wall is part of al-Aksa mosque [View all] shira Oct 2015 OP

Pure, undiluted Antisemitism. Mosby Oct 2015 #1

You notice not one anti-Zionist here called out UNESCO for its Jew hatred? n/t shira Apr 2016 #88

The world's gone mad. grossproffit Oct 2015 #2

"I find it fascinating that people still take that insane asylum called the UN seriously." R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2015 #3

You know what's ironic? Mosby Oct 2015 #4

Yep King_David Oct 2015 #11

How is that ironic? Scootaloo Oct 2015 #20

Bernie Sanders speaks thinks and has the same mannerisms as my dad and my uncles and friends King_David Oct 2015 #22

And? Where's the irony? Scootaloo Oct 2015 #23

Was just a tidbit. nt King_David Oct 2015 #24

Don't bother waiting for a cogent answer. R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2015 #28

I take it you agree with the UN draft resolution? n/t shira Oct 2015 #5

I just love the irony of your post and the other complainers. R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2015 #26

Gee, you didn't answer yet another simple question... shira Oct 2015 #32

I've made my feelings known many times here R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2015 #46

But you're incapable of answering right here, right now... shira Oct 2015 #55

"Are you waiting for Mondoweiss or some other pro-BDS..." R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2015 #63

Still waiting for an answer. n/t shira Oct 2015 #64

Yes, I am...waiting. What were you suggesting about Mondoweiss or BDS? R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2015 #65

Bibi the bone crusher? oberliner Oct 2015 #15

For an expert who thinks he's a spokesman for the Palestinians King_David Oct 2015 #25

Why would one alert on inconsequential posts? R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2015 #53

Same reason "one" would alert on any post to silence debate here. n/t shira Oct 2015 #56

If you've ever read ATA on this subject then you would know that what you are suggesting R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2015 #62

Temple Mount 2,000+ years old, Islam 1,500 years old shenmue Oct 2015 #6

The part where it stopped being a Jewish temple, mostly Scootaloo Oct 2015 #10

"It stopped being a Jewish temple" oberliner Oct 2015 #16

Yup, pretty much like that. Scootaloo Oct 2015 #18

Exactly King_David Oct 2015 #14

Combined time of the 1st and second temple...wherever they stood: 900 years R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2015 #27

So because the Jews didn't leftynyc Nov 2015 #73

Your perspective is in need of corrective lenses. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2015 #74

I think they descreated leftynyc Nov 2015 #75

so, do you dream of the day your tribe destroys the Dome of the Rock geek tragedy Nov 2015 #77

What a wonderfully crafted sophomoric reply. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2015 #79

LOL leftynyc Nov 2015 #80

Those are the famous last words of one R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2015 #81

some problems with your statements sabbat hunter Apr 2016 #91

Wow. You must be really bored to reply to my post after six months. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #92

Your math. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2015 #82

Since when are Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates... Scootaloo Oct 2015 #7

So how do you like this UN draft resolution? For or Against? n/t shira Oct 2015 #12

Indifferent. Scootaloo Oct 2015 #13

Absolutely against The Green Manalishi Apr 2016 #89

How about respecting Judaism? oberliner Oct 2015 #17

Same answer. Since when are favors expected? Scootaloo Oct 2015 #19

Where do you get your ideas from? Show us where Israel wants their treaty w/ Jordan..... shira Oct 2015 #31

I am just suggesting that it would not have to be seen as a favor to Israel oberliner Oct 2015 #42

up until the recent rise of revisionist Zionist Rabbi's , most traditional Rabbi's azurnoir Oct 2015 #39

No kidding oberliner Oct 2015 #40

Who cares what some Rabbis say? 90% of Jews aren't observant anyway.... shira Oct 2015 #57

I'd ask the Jordanians about that azurnoir Oct 2015 #59

I'm asking you. You don't have an opinion? n/t shira Oct 2015 #60

Lol King_David Oct 2015 #8

The BDS'ers here will support that one too. Mark it down. n/t shira Oct 2015 #9

This resolution wouldn't have seen the light of day if Israel hadn't tried to change the status quo Little Tich Oct 2015 #21

In the real world, Israel isn't trying to change the status quo. shira Oct 2015 #30

Interestingly, I think you're the only one in the I/P group who denies that Israel was trying Little Tich Oct 2015 #35

None of that happened - and won't happen. What else do you have? shira Oct 2015 #58

It was the protests and nothing else that stopped Israel from changing the status quo. Little Tich Oct 2015 #66

Yes, heaven forbid Jews sully leftynyc Nov 2015 #78

If democratic values make you nauseous, maybe you're posting in the wrong forum. Little Tich Nov 2015 #83

You've really stepped in it this time leftynyc Nov 2015 #84

If you can't even understand your own argument, ther's nothing I can do... n/t Little Tich Nov 2015 #85

LOL leftynyc Nov 2015 #86

The UN has become a parody of its former self. Shame on them. grossproffit Oct 2015 #29

I disagree. They've been a parody of their former self since at least 1975. shira Oct 2015 #33

Let's be clear. This resolution is an act of Jew hatred. 6chars Oct 2015 #38

The UN is working exactly as it's supposed to since it's creation, and that's the problem. aranthus Oct 2015 #41

This is the resolution- it is at it's heart a cease and desist order for Israels actions wrt al aqsa azurnoir Oct 2015 #34

That's not the resolution oberliner Oct 2015 #36

you hand us a 200+ page pdf were in nothing in the table of contents refers to the subject of this azurnoir Oct 2015 #37

You have no idea what you are talking about oberliner Oct 2015 #43

Lol I provided the draft resolution itself let's repost it here azurnoir Oct 2015 #44

No, you didn't oberliner Oct 2015 #45

you have failed to produce a cut and paste of the section you claim exists azurnoir Oct 2015 #47

OK oberliner Oct 2015 #48

it is virtually the same as what I posted azurnoir Oct 2015 #49

Except what you posted doesn't include the part that is controversial oberliner Oct 2015 #50

here is the only mention of the Wall and I see why Ms Bokova said "could be" azurnoir Oct 2015 #51

Check #18 oberliner Oct 2015 #52

18. Affirms that the Mughrabi Ascent is an integral and inseparable part of Al Aqsa Mosque/ Al-Haram azurnoir Oct 2015 #54

Have you read the OP? oberliner Oct 2015 #61

aha I see azurnoir Oct 2015 #67

the only thing that 'confuses' me is why no one can produce a document with that wording azurnoir Oct 2015 #68

Because it hasn't been submitted for a vote oberliner Oct 2015 #69

Yes it has and it passed I noted in the above post what was changed prior to being submitted azurnoir Oct 2015 #70

No it hasn't oberliner Oct 2015 #71

That's essentially an uncredited reprint of the article I posted, the resolution passed azurnoir Oct 2015 #72

Oh, this is absolutely Anti-Semitism. DetlefK Nov 2015 #76

UNESCO: Jews Have No Connection to the Temple Mount shira Apr 2016 #87

I was in Israel in October leftynyc Apr 2016 #90

UNESCO acting like ISIS, trying to erase history. n/t shira Apr 2016 #93

I hadn't made that connection leftynyc Apr 2016 #94

UNESCO Director distances herself from Temple Mount decision shira May 2016 #95