Nice to see the U.N. regurgitating Palestinian agitprop as fact.
Via Free Beacon:
A controversial United Nations body that granted Palestine member status has falsely claimed that Israel is intentionally destroying holy sites in Jerusalem, prompting complaints from the United States, the Israeli government, and American Jewish groups.
The U.N.’s Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, otherwise known as UNESCO, issued the report last weekend just days before Secretary of State John Kerry made his fifth trip to Israel.
Critics of UNESCO claim that it has been hijacked by the Palestinians, who they say are using the body to delegitimize Israel and undermine U.S. efforts to get the parties back to the negotiating table.
UNESCO lost U.S. funding two years ago after it accepted “the State of Palestine” as an official member, a move U.S. officials said undermined the peace process.
UNESCO issued its controversial resolution during the 37th meeting of its World Heritage Committee (WHC), which oversees the preservation of historical sites across the globe. The meeting closed on Thursday.
The resolution, which was offered by Jordan on behalf of the Palestinians, falsely slammed Israel for carrying out archeological digs that are said to be damaging Muslim sites on Jerusalem’s temple mount.