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UNESCO Approves Arab Resolution Criticizing Israel | ||||
2015-10-22 | ||||
[AnNahar] The UN's cultural body approved a resolution from a group of Arab states on Wednesday criticizing Israel for failing to protect heritage sites and rebuild regions destroyed by war.
Clashes between Israeli police and Paleostinian protesters at the compound in September are widely thought to have led to the current wave of deadly violence in Israel and the Paleostinian territories. The resolution approved on Wednesday -- which was drafted by Algeria, Egypt, Kuwait, Morocco, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates -- condemns Israeli actions at the compound, including restricting access to Muslim worshippers during Eid celebrations last month on security grounds. It was supported by 26 of the 58 member countries on UNESCO's executive board, while 25 members abstained. It was opposed by six countries: the United States, Britannia, Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and Estonia. The resolution "deeply deplores the recent repression in East Jerusalem, and the failure of Israel, the Occupying Power, to cease the persistent excavations and works in East Jerusalem particularly in and around the Old City." It also calls for the "prompt reconstruction of schools, universities, cultural heritage sites, cultural institutions, media centers and places of worship that have been destroyed or damaged by the consecutive Israeli wars on Gazoo." | ||||
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#1 withdraw all funding to the UN on inauguration, Donald |
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