Both the US and Israel are reacting with outrage today and threatening to defund UNESCO, following the international body’s recognition that the Tomb of Patriarchs, in Israeli-occupied Hebron, is a World Heritage site, and one that is considered “in danger.”
The Tomb of Patriarchs, also the Ibrahimi Mosque, is believed to be the burial place of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is considered the second holiest site in Judaism, and the fourth holiest in Islam. The UNESCO ruling noted the repeated vandalism and property damage in the area, related to settlements.
Israel’s outrage at the ruling is because UNESCO described the mosque, which is a mosque, as an “Islamic” site, insisting that the matter amounts to “anti-semitism,” and that Israel will never accept anything that doesn’t recognize Jewish claims to the site.
The US is mostly outraged because Israel is outraged, with Ambassador Nikki Haley describing the recognition of the mosque as Islamic as “an affront to history” and suggesting that the US might totally withdraw support for UNESCO in the future for hurting the peace process.
Nikki is one of the most embarrassing people in the American administration, she defends anything Israeli without thought or shame.
Why blame Nicki? She is only a tool.
Embarrassing to watch the American establishment grovel before Israel.
What is embarrassing in slave grovelling before his/her master?
Because America is supposed to be The Empire and Israel is nothing but a welfare state with its hands in everyone else’s pockets.
Supposition and reality different. Israel is empire just like Britain was and America is its biggest colony just as India was Britain’s.
OUR No.1 Welfare Queen……!!!!!!!!
Can someone explain to me what business the US has in this matter?
Israel has business.
The US should seek justice.
Claiming that the Tomb of the Patriarchs, the founders of Judaism, is solely a Muslim site is unjust.
“The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute to peace and security in the world by promoting collaboration among nations…”
This decision is divisive.
I think the main objective by Israel has to do with the more recent history of the terror attack there in the 1990s; surely they wouldn’t want that dredged back up.
As for the Patriarchs, they are also part of Islam. The Koran is full of the Old Testament.
Just another example of putting Israeli interests ahead of US interests.
America has no interests.Only Israel has. Israel’s interests are America’s.
The first construction at the site was commanded by King Herod 1, a monarch of questionable allegiance to Judaism even though his ancestors had converted to Judaism. For most of the time the later added structures were mosques particularly after Salah ad Din drove the crusaders away. Hebron is not in Israel.
What have our governments ever done to help protect this historical site? Apparently nothing.
Nikki Haley is nauseating. Her administration offers no positive contribution to this issue. Regrettably it is not the first one.
The Israelis had designs on the mosque, meaning to remove it in favor of their own use of the Tomb.
That is of course an extreme abuse, since the mosque is existing and has existed for centuries.
These screams are of frustrated vandalism.
Why is the Tomb of Patriarchs considered endangered?
Vandalism. Says so right in the article.
It’s not that I know of. The Pyramids, the Great Wall of China, the Statue of Liberty and all of Vatican City are considered by UNESCO as World Heritage sites, as just a very few examples..
Occupied Palestine is nowhere near as important as Palestine.