An international delegation of mayors presented a resolution to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decrying the recent UNESCO resolution that denies Jewish and Christian ties to the Temple Mount.
The resolution states that UNESCO must cease to repeatedly exacerbate such tensions.
In Israel to attend the American Jewish Congress’ annual Mayors Conference, the mayors stated, “In recent days, UNESCO joined the community of deniers by voting in a secret ballot that Jews and Christians have no connection to the Old City of Jerusalem, and referencing religious sites there by only their Arab name,” states the letter, signed by 20 of the visiting 21 mayors.
The mayors in the delegation hail from cities across five continents, including Beverly Hills and Miami Beach (US), Lviv (Ukraine), San Miguelito (Panama), Homabay County (Kenya), Dar e Salam (Tanzania), George (South Africa) and Viseu (Portugal).