International mayors denounce UNESCO for ignoring Jewish ties to Temple Mount
An international delegation of mayors presented a resolution to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, decrying the recent UNESCO resolution that denies Jewish and Christian ties to the Temple Mount.
The resolution states that UNESCO must cease to repeatedly exacerbate tensions.
“In recent days, UNESCO joined the community of deniers by voting in a secret ballot that Jews and Christians have no connection to the Old City of Jerusalem, and referencing religious sites there by only their Arab name,” states the letter, signed by 20 of the vising 21 mayors.
The mayors, who are in Israel to attend the American Jewish Congress’ annual Mayors Conference, stated their resolve to “work to end politically inspired falsehood and distortion, and to speak truth about all relevant history.”