Sunday, May 15, 2016

Israel PM Rips French Pres. on Jerusalem Stand; For Backing a UN Resolution Condemning Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a strongly worded letter to French President Francoise Hollande to condemn Paris's support for a recent controversial UNESCO resolution, the Times of Israel website reports today (May 15, 2016).      

The UNESCO document spoke of "Occupied Palestine" and made no mention of historic Jewish ties to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. It also condemned "Israeli aggressions and illegal measures against the freedom of worship and Muslims' access to their Holy Site Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al Haram Al Sharif."

France was among 33 countries that backed the resolution in the 58-member body.

In his letter to Hollande, Netanyahu said he was "astounded" by France's support for what he called "a historic distortion of truth" and "an extremely biased and offensive" resolution.

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