UNESCO to Israel: Hands off Old City of al-Quds
‘The United Nations (UN)’s cultural body has called on Israel to halt all its archaeological and restoration activities in the occupied Old City of al-Quds (Jerusalem).
UNESCO submitted a resolution to its World Heritage Committee to vote on next week, describing the Temple Mount as a “Muslim holy site of worship,” The Jerusalem Post reported on Monday.
Temple Mount, which has also been called al-Haram al-Sharif for centuries, refers to the al-Aqsa Mosque Compound.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has strongly condemned the resolution.’
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