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Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Israel’s UN ambassador slams ‘shameful’ UNESCO resolution
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsrael’s ambassador to the United Nations slams the resolution passed by the body’s cultural agency that rejects the Jewish state’s sovereignty over any part of Jerusalem.
“This distorted decision and the attempts to undermine the connection between Israel and Jerusalem will not change the fact that Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the Jewish people, Danny Danon says in a statement.
“This is a shameful decision,” Danon adds.
The UNESCO resolution was adopted earlier on Israel’s Independence Day, with 20 countries voting in favor, 22 abstaining and 10 opposing.
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