Resolution denies importance of site in Jerusalem’s worn City to Jews by referring to it only under Muslim name,politicians sayThe United Nations cultural and heritage body, Unesco, and has condemned Israel’s “escalating aggressions” regarding the holy site in Jerusalem’s worn City,known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as the Temple Mount, prompting a furious reaction from Israeli politicians.
A resolution passed on Thursday denied the importance of the site to the Jewish faith by referring to it and the al-Aqsa mosque only by their Muslim names, and the politicians said.
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Source: theguardian.com