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Palestinians to push heritage agenda at UNESCO
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Published: 10.10.11, 11:41
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1. world heritage for Bethlehem etc
ben ,   australia   (10.10.11)
wake up Israel, before its too late, can't anyone in Israel see what they are up too?
2. Uhmmm, hate to tell mr abbas but
rachel ,   chutz4now, home soon   (10.10.11)
since when is shchem and hevron a heritage for people who came into existence AFTER 1967? Bet'lechem? well....since PA control not really enough christians left to hold their city and their heritage since 0BCE. Not political? Just 'purely cultural'? Do you believe this fairy stories?
3. motivation 'purely cultural' - Since when?
Charles   (10.10.11)
Palestinians would cease to exist if Israel ceased to exist - their entire reason for being is to oppose and resist Israel, and to stop doing so would cause them to magically disappear without a trace. Somebody tell the Palestinians that lying like this is another negative mark against the world perception of them.
4. The invention of a nation
Susya Bar Dror ,   IL   (10.10.11)
Including a 3500 years old history, and defined periods, entirely made up. Jewish religious and historical sites will be converted into palestinian/islamic sites, including the sites of our fathers. All this with the support of the UNESCO and funds from arab countries. It will be the highlight of the defamation and deligitimation of the Jewish nation and the Jewish State of Israel. What are we going to do against this nightmare?
5. Palestine piece of paradise
Salma ,   Palestine   (10.10.11)
the Palestinian poet Ibrahim Nasrallah wrote once, "I do not fight to win, but so that my right is not lost".
6. THE PA CAN NEVER RIP ANY PART OF ISRAEL FROM OUR HANDS
stude ham   (10.10.11)
which is what they are attempting to do with this world heritage crap. israel would be very wise to continue obstructing these foreign invaders from tearing its lands out of its hands by these slimy political manoeuvers at the UN. what the foreign arab invaders could not get by force they cannot be be allowed to get by any other means.
7. Abbas is right
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (10.10.11)
These are all important heritage cities as described in the Bible, the New Testament and confirmed in the Koran. Nablus (Neopolis) is the Roman name for Shchem, a city of great importance where the Jew Jacob fought his enemy and is near the Dotan Valley where the Jew Joseph was sold into slavery to Arab traders. Bethlehem is the birth place of the Jew Jesus of Nazareth and where a corrupt King Herod tried to kill Jewish babies. Hebron is the place where the Jews Abraham, Issac and Jacob are buried. Hopefully the UN will confirm the importance of these cities and vomits out anyone who denies the importance.
8. ahh, salma....great quote
rachel ,   chutz4now, home soon   (10.10.11)
but these cities are not your "RIGHT" nor part of any of your "RIGHTS". if you cannot stick to the truth of who's heritage these cities are, then you will continue in your fairy land full of hate. try the truth for a change, it makes you free.
9. palestinian? Heritage
Ya'akov ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (10.10.11)
1) Palestine though wrongly renamed due to the Romans from 132C.E. to 1960's was ALWAYS a synonim for LAnd of Israel=Palesitne 2) SAME for Jews=Palestinians 3) Jesus was a Jewish Rabbi (love him or hate him. ) and Bethlehem was a Jewish town. Israel needs to declare 4) Summation. The recently arrived settler Arabs are trying to supplant our land and our identities to try and give themselves legitamcy.
10. how long till Abbas demands membership of the security counc
zionist forever   (10.10.11)
Abbas first demanded the UN grant his virtual state full membership of the UN and that was despite the fact the US had said they will use their veto and end the $200 million in aid. Then Abbas starts requesting membership of UNESCO despite the fact only open to full members of the UN. Now he wants the UN to grant world heritage status to Bethlehem, Hebron and Shchem ( Nablus ). As Abbas is so obsessed with the UN its probably just a matter of time before he demands his virtual state be made a permament member of the Security Council and a veto. Isn't it time for Obama to put an end to this nonsense and say to the world that the US will veto any resolution backing a palestinian state at the Security Council. Get the non Islamic world to say with a unified voice to Abbas stop playing games and for the west to put Abbas in his place and say negotiate or nothing.
11. Bethlehem, Schechm, and Hebron
JUDITH ,   RISHON LETZION   (10.10.11)
What a good suggestion! Bethlehem, Schechm and Hebron to be designated as Heritage Sites, Jewish Heritage Sites.
12. We should take back Hevron entirely. ASAP
rebecca ,   Modiin   (10.10.11)
This is like a declaration of war on our History. It's time we categorically stated that the temple mount, Hebron, all Jewish tombs incl Rachel, etc. are OURS and neither the PA or the UN or anyone else can rewrite history to suit themselves.
13. If we don't take care of our history others will re-write it
tom ,   tel aviv   (10.10.11)
make no mistake.The world is getting more ignorant by the minute, just look objectively at the young generation of technocratic/digitalized morons. They shall consume whatever the lie, as long as it'll be announced loudly& clearly. Even in the recent past the Armenian genocide comes to mind: because of general conspiracy (without such ever being aknowledged) the fact of the Turks commiting it is kept as a public secret. Do not think that the blatant lies the Arab usurper to our Land is spreading are too primitive or too obvious for the gullible world-population. Don't let doctor Abu Mazen (scholar of Shoa-denial research) write the future of the Jewish People! No Palestinians, No Palestine, No Two countries!!!!
14. 5 You have the right...
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...to remain silent.
15. What happened to "ancient" and "historical" "palestine?"
Devorah   (10.10.11)
What about that rich "heritage" they claim? Why isn't that mentioned? It's not mentioned because THEY HAVE NO HERITAGE, AND THESE "PALESTINIAN CULTURAL" PLACES WERE HIJACKED FROM ISRAEL! Beit l'chem, the tombs of Yitzchak, Ya'akov and Yosef have NOTHING to do with the so-called "palestinians." NOTHING!
16. UNESCO has to adapt its fundamentals
Raphael ,   Netanya   (10.10.11)
This institution is in charge with educational and cultural heritage matters. This means a great move to fit into the palestinian paradigm: schoolbooks designed to raise future martyrs thanks to ethnical and religious hatemongering, archaelogy aiming to destroy any artrefacts and remnants proving a jewish presence for 3 milleniums.
17. salma
zionist forever   (10.10.11)
Please define a Palestinian? Is it somebody who lived in this area between the Romans renaming Judea to Palestina ( in english Palestine )? If that is the case do you consider Jews from this region to be Palestinians? Are they arabs who Arafat called Paestinians after the formation of the PLO in 1964? Where is Palestine? We know that up until 1947 biblical Judea was called Palestine but if this is arab land then where is the arab history? Who were its leader before the PLO? Where can I find any pre PLO arab archeology? We have found plenty of Jewish archeology but no arab unless you consider the remains of arab villages from 1948 arechology. Salma don't you think its time to end the myth of Palestine? Most the arabs in mandate Palestine were actually nomadic arabs who followed the zionists in the late 19th early 20th century. Arabs are not native to the area they call Palestine, all the arabs are native to the Arabian Peninsula and there has never been any kind of arab homeland in the area they are caliing Palestine. Come on Salma your a clever girl encourage your people to accept Jewish rule over the area your calling Palestine andthe arabs calling themselves Palestinians to move to one of the 22 arab state in the name of peace and end condemn your people who teach the cult of jihad.
18. That's right, it's fun to watch you run amok now!
Nour ,   One-State   (10.10.11)
Palestine declared a land full of national Palestinian heritage sites. A toast to that! And to those jealous wanna-be's on this board, get a life and repent from your apartheid.
19. but Jesus is a jew ..not a palestinian!
lian ,   spain   (10.10.11)
nazareth is part of the jewish homeland because Jesus was a jew and lived among the jews in nazareth as he was growing up..s o why would the palsetinians claim this as theirs?
20. Beit Lechem is a Hebrew name. the city of jesus
ghostq   (10.10.11)
and he wasn't palestinian. his students were jews. baaaaa palywood to the max.
21. to #18 they can't arabs didn't created those
ghostq   (10.10.11)
places, you can apply but it won't do you any good. BTW Hebron is owned by jews as well and it isn't a setelment it wasn't created in 1973.
22. #18 nour
solomon ,   bklyn   (10.10.11)
Abbas has stated that no Jews will be allowed in any "Pal" state. Hamas has stated their aim is to destroy Israel and kill the Jews. Israel has arabs, both Christian and Muslim, Ethiopians, etc. Arabs vote and are represented in the Knesset and on the Supreme Court. Who is apartheid? Hint: It ain’t the Jews. But you ignore all of this while you make up fairy tales.
23. # 4: Palästine has been invented by Arafat
Maximilian Teusch ,   FL   (10.10.11)
about 30-40 years ago. Under Jordanian occupation the palestine nation did not exist. The region Palaestina has been named by the old Romans. A pitty they did not name it Terroristan.
24. Israel should declare Temple Mount a Jewish heritage site
Charles   (10.10.11)
That's a cultural heritage fact that needs to be recognized.
25. 2002: Palestinians crapped and urinated all over church
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (10.10.11)
For those without thort term memory loss: in 2002, a bunch of Palestinians took hostages at the "Church of the Nativity" and crapped and urinated all over the place. I do not need to repeat what they did at the Tomb of Joseph. These are the LAST people who should be trusted to take care of anyone's "National Heritage" sites!
26. to Mr. Abbas
Rahel   (10.10.11)
Palestine has been left out of of the international system- because it IS outside the international system of Human Rights, Equality for Women, is run by a terrorist group that is definitely outside of everything- hey Abbas- get your act together and join humanity. acknowledge Israel as a State- release Shalit, stop the rockets- then we'll talk international....
27. #18 you celebrated a state a fortnight ago. where is it?
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28. Thanks we needed a laugh
Amused ,   Ours   (10.10.11)
Dont be silly UN believe in New World Order, if they understood Beit Lechem and the birth of Jesus they could not pursue their daft policies, this should be thrown out. It is interesting to see where Yeshua was born to a Jewish mother of the line of Melek David, but it is not vital, He is risen from the dead and He is Lord, Redeemer of the 12 tribes of Israel and Ha Olam including UN if only they could repent!
29. to 17
john Darren ,   cairns-Australia   (10.11.11)
Come on,Salma knows the truth,she always has.Her job is to get reaction from Jews that's why she never answers questions.
30.  5
john Darren ,   cairns-Australia   (10.11.11)
Ibrahim Nasrallah was an Arab like you.
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