The United Nation’s UNESCO executive board formally adopted the controversial resolution which Israel has said denies the deep historic Jewish connection to holy sites in Jerusalem. The board approved the measure at Paris-based UNESCO with a majority of its members, as required, voting for the adoption.
The resolution, titled “Occupied Palestine,” was the latest of several measures at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization over decades that Israelis see as evidence of ingrained anti-Israel bias within the United Nations, where Israel and its allies are far outnumbered by Arab countries and their supporters.
Israel last week suspended its ties with UNESCO over the resolution, which uses only the Islamic name for a hilltop compound sacred to both Jews and Muslims. The site includes the Western Wall, a remnant of the biblical temple and the holiest site where Jews can pray.