Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slams the United Nations cultural agency over an upcoming resolution that indicates rejection of the Jewish state’s sovereignty in any part of Jerusalem.
“There is no other people in the world for who Jerusalem is as holy and important as for the Jewish people, Netanyahu says at the annual Bible Quiz competition finals on Independence Day.
“Even though a meeting will take place at UNESCO today that will try to deny this historical truth,” he says.
“We denounce UNESCO and uphold our truth, which is the truth,” he adds.
The resolution that will be voted on later today also harshly criticizes the Israeli government for various construction projects in Jerusalem’s Old City and at holy sites in Hebron, and calls for an end to Israel’s blockade of Gaza without mentioning attacks from the Hamas-run Strip.
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