Last week, UNESCO’s Executive Board ratified a shocking resolution that refers to the Holy Basin in Jerusalem’s Old City only by its Muslim title, the Haram al-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary), does not mention the Temple Mount, the way Jews refer to the site, mentions the Western Wall Plaza in quotation marks while using its Muslim name, Al-Buraq Plaza without quotation marks, and uses other inflammatory language. By so doing, UNESCO ignored the Jewish – and Christian – ties to Jerusalem.
Thank President Obama and his administration for rejecting the anti-Israel bias of UNESCO’s resolution.
We also applaud the actions of Mexico’s ambassador to UNESCO. We were dismayed to hear that the Mexican diplomat, Andrés Roemer, was fired for taking the unusual step of walking out of the vote because he disagreed with his government’s decision to support the resolution.
Write to President Obama today and let him know you appreciate that the US is standing up for Israel.