JERUSALEM POST
US ‘strongly opposes’ UNESCO proposal to reclassify Western Wall
by Michael Wilner
October 20, 2015
The United States “strongly opposes” a draft resolution before the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) that would reclassify the Western Wall as a Muslim site within the al Aqsa Mosque complex. The Western Wall, also known as Kotel, is the last remaining structure of the Second Jewish Temple, and is considered Judaism’s holiest site. “The United States strongly opposes this resolution and any such use of international fora such as UNESCO to inflame tension in the region and alter the status quo at the Holy Sites,” Edgar Vasquez, a State Department spokesperson, told The Jerusalem Post. “The United States is in close, urgent consultation with UNESCO member states, UNESCO leadership, and Israel to discuss this matter.” READ MORE
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