Failed Coup in Turkey Leads to Delay of UNESCO Temple Mount Vote in Istanbul

‘A vote on an anti-Israeli resolution regarding Jerusalem’s Temple Mount that was slated for this week at a conference in Istanbul of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO has been deferred due to the failed coup in Turkey.
Carmel Shama-Hacohen, Israel’s ambassador to UNESCO – the United National Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – explained that the committee meeting has been cut short due to the attempted coup and it was decided to accept the Israeli stance that the vote on the resolution should be postponed until October.
The World Heritage Committee has been meeting in Istanbul since last week. One of the items on the agenda was to be a resolution proposed by Jordan and the Palestinians regarding Jerusalem. The draft resolution included a reference to the Temple Mount, which was presented as a holy site to Muslims alone, without noting its religious significance to Jews.’

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