Oct 20 2016
UNESCO vote is about Israeli occupation, not Jewish history
     
By Daoud Kuttab
The recent resolution that was approved by the world’s cultural body about the old city of Jerusalem, Al Haram Al Sharif and the Ibrahimi Mosque had nothing to do with Jews or Jewish history.
A close reading of the resolutions passed by UNESCO shows that they are about Israel and its practices in occupied Palestinian territories.
Yet, one would not notice this fact if one were following the Israeli media as well as much of the world media that falls within its orbit.
The spin and overreach of the Israeli hasbara (propaganda) machine would have its readers believe that this was the most anti-Jewish resolution ever.
The UNESCO resolution condemned Israel for its actions against Palestinians and Palestinian holy places, and reminded the world that repeated attempts by UNESCO experts to examine the situation on the ground and to meet with Israeli and Palestinian officials were blocked by the Israeli occupiers.
While there was no explicit anti Jewish reference in the resolution, the word occupation appears 15 times in the text because that was the focus of the resolution. Continue Reading »