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    The document summarizes a recent UNESCO resolution that recognizes East Jerusalem as occupied Palestinian territory and criticizes Israeli restrictions on Muslim access to religious sites. The resolution prompted Israel to suspend cooperation with UNESCO. While Israel claims the resolution denies Jewish historical ties to religious sites, the resolution actually recognizes that Jerusalem is sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The document argues that UNESCO took a bold step by acknowledging Israel's control and policies in occupied East Jerusalem.

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    The document summarizes a recent UNESCO resolution that recognizes East Jerusalem as occupied Palestinian territory and criticizes Israeli restrictions on Muslim access to religious sites. The resolution prompted Israel to suspend cooperation with UNESCO. While Israel claims the resolution denies Jewish historical ties to religious sites, the resolution actually recognizes that Jerusalem is sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The document argues that UNESCO took a bold step by acknowledging Israel's control and policies in occupied East Jerusalem.

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    The document summarizes a recent UNESCO resolution that recognizes East Jerusalem as occupied Palestinian territory and criticizes Israeli restrictions on Muslim access to religious sites. The resolution prompted Israel to suspend cooperation with UNESCO. While Israel claims the resolution denies Jewish historical ties to religious sites, the resolution actually recognizes that Jerusalem is sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The document argues that UNESCO took a bold step by acknowledging Israel's control and policies in occupied East Jerusalem.

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    The document summarizes a recent UNESCO resolution that recognizes East Jerusalem as occupied Palestinian territory and criticizes Israeli restrictions on Muslim access to religious sites. The resolution prompted Israel to suspend cooperation with UNESCO. While Israel claims the resolution denies Jewish historical ties to religious sites, the resolution actually recognizes that Jerusalem is sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The document argues that UNESCO took a bold step by acknowledging Israel's control and policies in occupied East Jerusalem.

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    Jerusalem resolution

    EDITORIAL PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2016 01:53am


    JERUSALEM is one of the worlds most sacred and contested cities. Yet what is beyond doubt
    is that ever since 1967, Israel has been occupying Arab East Jerusalem, a fact that virtually the
    entire global community recognises. However, any mention of the citys Palestinian and Arab
    character, and the fact that it is under illegal occupation, is enough to send the Israeli establishment
    which considers the city its eternal capital into a paroxysm of rage. This is exactly what
    happened when Unesco recently passed an Arab-sponsored resolution critical of Israels actions in
    the holy city. The resolution refers to occupied Palestine and terms the Zionist state the
    occupying power, while criticising Israeli attempts to restrict Muslims access to the Al Aqsa
    complex. As a result of the Unesco resolution, which was passed by a vote of 24-6, with 26
    abstentions, Israel has suspended cooperation with the UNs cultural body, while claiming that the
    resolution denies Jewish historical links to Al Aqsa, which Israel refers to as the Temple Mount.
    This accusation is patently false as the resolution recognises the fact that Jerusalem Al Quds to
    the Arabs is sacred to all three great monotheistic faiths: Islam, Christianity and Judaism. What
    the document highlights much to Tel Avivs chagrin is Israels high-handedness in Jerusalem.
    In the recent past, there have been calls by extremist Jews to demolish Al Aqsa and replace it with
    the Third Temple.
    Unesco has taken a bold step by passing the resolution, even though many in the Western bloc opposed it.
    The UN body in the past has also taken progressive steps where the Arab-Israeli dispute is concerned; for
    example, in 2011 it admitted Palestine as a member, for which it was punished by the US Israels
    biggest benefactor as Washington blocked funds for the cultural body. The Unesco resolution may be a
    small victory for the Palestinians; but perhaps it offers this dispossessed nation the hope that, one day,
    they will be able to live with freedom and dignity in their homeland.
    Published in Dawn, October 20th, 2016

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