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News: UNESCO: Temple Mount Muslim, Not Jewish
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UNESCO: Temple Mount Muslim, Not Jewish
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A United Nations vote on one of the world's most important religious sites has sparked international debate over the future of Jerusalem. The director of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), issued a statement Friday assuring the Jewish identity of the site known as Haram al-Sharif by Muslims and Temple Mount by Jews after members voted Thursday to approve a draft resolution that was critical of Israel and only referred to the site's Islamic name.
“The heritage of Jerusalem is indivisible," Irina Bokova, director-general of UNESCO, said. "And each of its communities has a right to the explicit recognition of their history and relationship with the city."
Israel suspended cooperation with the U.N. cultural organization Friday in reaction to the vote on Judaism's holiest site. The text refers to the Muslim site Al-Buraq Plaza, but places the Jewish name, The Western Wall, in quotations. The wall a remnant of the first biblical temple, is the holiest site where Jews can pray, while for Muslims, the temple marks the place where the prophet Mohammed ascended up to heaven. The site is officially under Muslim administration and under Israeli law, Jews are not allowed to pray there to avoid potential violence. But activists have increasingly pushed for the right to go inside the temple in recent months, prompting Palestinians and Muslim-majority nations such as Jordan and Saudi Arabia to complain that Israel is trying to take back the site.
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Source: http://www.ibtimes.com/jerusalem-hol...angers-2431934
Israel has since servered ties with UNESCO
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Disgusting 
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Obviously. The Quran doesn't mention it once
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I disagree with this
Now, I do not support the actions by the government of Israel at all. It's a mess there. But how is Temple Mount and the Western Walls not sacred for Jews too?  These strange retaliation strategies used. Ashamed of my native country for voting yes to this.
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Why can't everyone just ****ing share it? It's like we live in the age of Crusades for ****'s sake. Religious people people who obsess over such details and about other's views are so ****ing dimwitted.
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Originally posted by HausOfCarlos
Why can't everyone just ****ing share it? It's like we live in the age f Crusades for ****'s sake. Religious people people who obsess over such details and about other's views are so ****ing dimwitted.
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Honestly, while religion is definitely involved, I feel like this is a way to punish Israel Effacing history is a stupid way to do so.
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Out of the 57 nations present for Thursday's vote, only six voted against the resolution. Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, the United Kingdom and the United States took issue with the draft, while a number of Arab and Muslim-majority countries joined Brazil, China and Russia to secure 24 votes in favor. Other member states, such as India, Italy and Spain, abstained. Serbia and Turkmenistan were absent.
Figures 🤔
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Temple Mount belongs to the Jews, and they need to remove the dome and Islamic crescent.
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Originally posted by J a y
Out of the 57 nations present for Thursday's vote, only six voted against the resolution. Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, the United Kingdom and the United States took issue with the draft, while a number of Arab and Muslim-majority countries joined Brazil, China and Russia to secure 24 votes in favor. Other member states, such as India, Italy and Spain, abstained. Serbia and Turkmenistan were absent.
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The Netherlands voted against as well. You said 6 voted against but only mentioned 5 
Idk I'm torn about this. The situation is soooo complicated and the tension is ridiculously high if I were a country I'd abstain lmao
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Originally posted by HausOfCarlos
Why can't everyone just ****ing share it? It's like we live in the age of Crusades for ****'s sake. Religious people people who obsess over such details and about other's views are so ****ing dimwitted.
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Should the Vatican and Mecca be shared as well?
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Originally posted by Lord Blackout
Should the Vatican and Mecca be shared as well?
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Don't mean to be that person, but anyone can go to the Vatican. Mecca, on the other hand...
Anyhow, it's not even about sharing. It's about deforming history to suit a political agenda. Don't Muslims have more control over Temple Mount already anyway?
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Originally posted by Lord Blackout
Should the Vatican and Mecca be shared as well?
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This makes no sense really. Rome is a holy city for Catholics and Mecca is for Muslims. Jerusalem is holy for Jews, Christians and Muslims.
Jerusalem is open to all three or anyone for that matter. Mecca is mostly only for Muslims and you can be barred if you aren't Muslim. While Rome is also open for all. The Vatican even allows Muslims to pray there and read from the Quran. Jews can enter too.
http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/20...amic-prayers-/
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The bitter colonizers LOSE AGAIN.
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Originally posted by HausOfCarlos
Why can't everyone just ****ing share it? It's like we live in the age of Crusades for ****'s sake. Religious people people who obsess over such details and about other's views are so ****ing dimwitted.
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Because Israel is doing the most to take Palestine off the face of the Earth.
Clearly you don't grasp the complexity of the situation if you think this is Jews vs. Muslims.
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Because Israel is doing the most to take Palestine off the face of the Earth.
Clearly you don't grasp the complexity of the situation if you think this is Jews vs. Muslims. |
Good. 
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Bulldoze ha, Problem solved 
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Beyoncé needs to step down, demolish the site, and build Her holy site there instead.
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Thank You UNESCO!
Tell em Isreal terrorists who encroached Poor Palestinian lands and now wanted this extremely religious site of Moslims to be made for them
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judaism CANCELLED 
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I don't agree with the actions of the Israeli government in the past but to deny them their history is sad.
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