Christian Zionist group hits back at UNESCO with Bible campaign

A Christian Zionist organization based in Jerusalem is urging Christians around the world to send Bibles to the Paris offices of UNESCO, in response to two recent resolutions that stress Muslim ties to the holy city and effectively ignore any Jewish and Christian connection.

The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem says in a statement released to the media that hundreds of Bibles have already been sent to UNESCO, highlighting “many of its references to ‘Jerusalem’ and the ‘Temple.'” The group says it expected thousands more Bibles to arrive in the coming weeks.

“We were very shocked and disappointed that UNESCO would adopt such a flawed resolution,” ICEJ Executive Director Jürgen Bühler says in the statement.

“Most of us view these diplomats as being principled and well-educated. But apparently, some of them forgot their history lessons and we are sending them Bibles to refresh their memory. Even worse, some of these representatives are deliberately trying to erase the Jewish and Christian bonds to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem and other revered sites in the Land of Israel.”