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UNESCO against the Jews
Giulio Meotti
Published: 19.07.11, 17:04
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1. is this true ?
Johnny ,   Jerusalem   (07.19.11)
wow........................!!!
2. THANK YOU Mr MEOTTI
mauriceclebert ,   judea samaria Israel   (07.19.11)
for this article.it s good to know the facts and to let them know. thank again
3. WHEN oh WHEN
mike caton ,   usa   (07.19.11)
When of when is the UN going to be put out of its misery. It is nothing now but an arm of the Islamists. Of course, President Obama loves it this way,
4. 'seems'?
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (07.19.11)
There is no seems about it. The UN has declared war on a member state in direct violation of international law. UNESCO is merely one small part of fascist attack on a sovereign liberal democracy.
5. Our land
seth ,   india   (07.19.11)
The argument that the land belongs to the Jews exclusively is a myth. If you really want to quote the old testament, then my ancestors were Adam and Eve and I say that the land belongs to me and I lay claim to it as my legal right. My claim goes back a much longer time than the Jewish period. My family was the original chosen people. So
6. UNESCO against the jews
Live and learn ,   Florida   (07.19.11)
No kidding, really? Please do not bother your readers with such "sensational news" anymore. Thank you.
7. not anti jew
CB ,   Detroit, USA   (07.19.11)
This is not anti Jew... this is dealing with Israel not with Jews.... can you not understand the differencE?
8. It is time to kick all UNESCO staff out of Israel and keep
Eric ,   Tel Aviv & NY   (07.19.11)
It is time to kick all UNESCO staff out of Israel and keep them out. This group could do nothing while the Taliban went and destroyed the 2 great Buddhas and wants to prevent Israel from protecting history. UNESCO needs to answer some questions: from whom did the Romans capture Jerusalem? When? Where was the Temple that Jesus was protesting in front of when the Romans started to work against him? Is the entire Jewish and Christian world wrong in its belief of the City of David being founded 1500 years before Islam? How can Arabs (from Arabia) be descendants of the so called "indigenous Canaanites?"
9. UNESCO
max ,   washington dc   (07.19.11)
UNESCO should stick to providing aid to real victims and refrain from political support of anti-semites. Jewish Biblical Sites are best protected by the IDF and those sites destroyed or occupied by past invaders should be rebuilt, restored and remain under Israeli Sovereignty.
10. UNESCO
ger ,   raanana, Israel   (07.19.11)
What indignity will it take for Israel (and the USA) to leave the UN? If the USA, which pays approximately 25% of the UN's budget were to leave, the thousands of employees might have to find a real job.
11. Really? UNESCO againts Jews? No, Sir!
Verity Adevar ,   Brussels   (07.19.11)
Hamas condemned listing Jerusalem as Israel's capital on the website of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), considered it “a grave act, a flagrant breach of international laws and resolutions pertaining to Jerusalem and bias in favour of Israel,” and called on the UNESCO to retract. In a statement on Thursday Hamas said: “We strongly condemn UNESCO’s act of listing the city of Jerusalem as the capital of the Zionist entity. It considers the step as a grave act, a flagrant violation of international laws and resolutions pertaining to the occupied city of Jerusalem and a biased policy in favour of occupation which is carrying on with accelerated Judaization and settlement to change historical features and facts on the ground, with out the UN various organisation lifting a finger to stop such crimes. We urge the UNESCO to immediately retract this classification.”
12. Are you kidding me?!
Ryan ,   Canada   (07.19.11)
The UNSCO are a bunch of anti-Israel Jew haters! The land that Israel is on, including Jerusalem has been Israel's for thousands of years. Seems to me like the like UNSCO are worried that more concrete archaeological truths might be un earthed regarding the fact that Jerusalem is not only now Israel's but also that it has always been... The facts don't lie! God Bless Israel!
13. This is why Jerusalem should be forever capital of Israel.
robert renders ,   belgium   (07.19.11)
... and of course undividible!
14. Unseco
Sonny fried ,   Skokie USA   (07.19.11)
Isn't time that Israel kicks UN out of Israel?They should Refuse to allow any part of UN to step foot in Israel.Israel should stop funding UN until it's stops revising middle eastern history. Israel should sue UN for racism against Israel an Jews an for historical revisionism .UN is responsible for majority of antisemetism in middle east.The United States should without all monies untill UN stops makingIsrael it's special project. Until it starts to properly describe crimes of Egypt,Syria,Lebanon,Jordan, Iraq,Iran,Sauda Araba , none of these countries is a democracy. They kill their own people in cold blood. UN doesn't mention descreation of temple mount by Arabs. It's long over due move UN to Sauda Araba.Entire world sits silently while UN revises history. UN is new Hilter. World sits on it's hands just like they did in WWII an let Hilter carve up Europe.Between Durban conferences, unseco, an UN resolutions singling out Israel why does Israel need to be a member? USA an Israel should both resign. Lets see how long they last without US money. Want to change worlds attitude towards Jews clean out UN first. Israel should hold a world conference an invite all media outlets of world an show them proof of racism of UN.Lets see if UN could ignore this.
15. #7 obviously, you dont understand the political make-up
Dan ,   USA   (07.19.11)
of Israel. In Israel the government is the people.
16. What about Ezekiel's tomb?
bataween ,   UK   (07.19.11)
This Jewish shrine in Iraq is in danger of being turned into a mosque. Has UNESCO done anything to save it? No. Iraq wants a collection of Jewish books being restored in the US returned, although the Iraqis stole it from its Jewish owners. Has UNESCO done anything about it? No. Egyptian Jews are not allowed access to their communal records. Where is UNESCO?
17. Re: max from DC
Gábor Fränkl   (07.19.11)
And that applies to the 3rd Temple more than anything!
18. The Rambam
solomon ,   bklyn   (07.19.11)
He lived for some time in Morocco as he had to escape the Muslim conquerors of Spain. And they say he was Muslim? LOL!
19. #5 seth
solomon ,   bklyn   (07.19.11)
After Adam and Eve, who remained in the land? Jews. Who created a nation in the land? Jews. Who prayed to G-d to bring a bounteous harvest, etc, to the land? Jews. Who wept during exiles from the land? Jews. Who prayed to return to the land and did so facing Jerusalem, wherever they were? Jews. Who returned to the land, even with the hardships involved? Jews. Who fought and died for the land? Jews. Who tells tall tales of how they are descended from Canaanites and Philistines (who disappeared from the earth a long time ago), and that everything built by the Jews is really theirs, etc? Arabs! Come and visit. You will feel at home as there is a large Indian-Jewish community here.
20. cb #7
Abie Dee ,   New York, U.S   (07.19.11)
"This is not anti Jew... this is dealing with Israel not with Jews.... can you not understand the difference" No cb, i do NOT understand the difference. I am an American Jew and UNESCO is denying MY history. Maiminides was a Jew NOT a muslim. Rachel's Tomb is a Jewish site NOT a muslim. Apparently YOU are the one who cannot see the difference. It does not matter where these sites are located. BY denying their true origins UNESCO is denying the history of ALL jews.
21. seth #5 yes OUR LAND
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (07.19.11)
'The argument that the land belongs to the Jews exclusively is a myth. ' Actually it's international law. Try the Mandate for Palestine and the UN Charter. Yes it is our land and the Arabs are not going to be allowed to steal it.
22. Unesco #5
Ayeush ,   Gibraltar   (07.19.11)
I think you lost your bearing. Whatyou suggestis a complete non-sense and not to the subject matter. You're insinuating that I can claim the lands of the Arab-Muslims, and to demand India to let my People settle in all of it, and let the Pakistans get into Kashmir......what a non-sense.
23. UNESCO
graczek ,   Maryland, USA   (07.19.11)
UNESCO is merely censuring illegal archaeological work being done by an illegitimately existing state. More power to UNESCO! We all know that Jews once had a state in the Holy Land, but that emphatically did not give them the right to settle the land from which they were expelled by Divine writ.
24. #23 graczek
solomon ,   bklyn   (07.19.11)
Correct; there IS illegal archaeological work being done by an illegitimately existing "state". The "Palestinians" have removed archeological artifacts, many of which confirm a long-established Jewish presence, in their illegal excavations of Solomon's Stables. And if they were expelled by Divine writ, they were also allowed to return by Divine writ. Divine writ is not Divine writ simply because you say so. (Actually, nothing is.)
25. Our land
Zionist ,   Canada   (07.19.11)
Seth where do Adam and Eve come into the fray? the existed much earlier, originated in Africa, not Israel. perhaps you need to get your fact together first. lastly, UNESCO and for that matter UN are useless bodies that have depleted the world of money that could have gone to feed and water Somalia and its people.
26. Cut 'em off
Brian ,   West Chester, USA   (07.19.11)
As long as the Islamists own UNESCO Israel should not allow them in and all the Judeo-Christian world should withdraw ALL contributions from them! At least we should! They are now acting no differently than Nazis!
27. Criticizing Israeli policy makes one anti-jewish?
Robb ,   USA   (07.19.11)
The patented response that anyone who criticizes Israel is anti-Jewish is unfounded and employed to obfuscate honest discussion. If one applies this theory to Israel and their criticism of Palestinians, then Israelis are anti-Arab and anti-Semitc; Arabs were Semites long before Jews.
28. The name of the deal......
Yael Schlichting ,   Raubling - Germany   (07.19.11)
.... is not blood for oil, but oil for political support. Cover my crimes and I help you against your enemy. You need to carefully count the heads of the countries, observing Israel via the Human Rights Council or who are acting via UNESCO. If you are supporting Russia and China you may get their support, when you need votes for the one or the other thing. The votes in the UN organizations and in the general assembly have a price tag. A vote from Zimbabwe costs support for Mugabe. A vote from Sudan costs support for Omar al-Bashir..... Sometimes, it's enough if you ship arms, sometimes you need to invite these felons for a state visit without extraditing them to the ICC. There are so many issues traded, that it's almost impossible to stay on the save side. Tomorrow your ally will betray our trust to become friend with somebody who seems to be more promising. Just think of the keywords Turkey, Syria, water, Kurdish people. Despite the fact, that many of these guys appear to me not very civilized, there is no such thing like a noble savage or the friendly beast. Count the heads! Almost only savages and beasts.
29. Robb 27- Nobody says all criticism of Israel
Stephen in New York   (07.19.11)
Is anti-Jewish, but much of it is. Supposed anti-Zionism is often stealth anti-Semitism. If you haven’t noticed that, well . . .
30. The dogs are barking...
Roland Berger ,   South Africa   (07.19.11)
Do we remember the old saying "the dogs are barking,and the caravan keeps on moving ? " It exists,probably, in many popular wisdoms in the world. So UNESCO does not like Israel and attacks it repeatedly,much like the UN ? So what ? Let them bark. By the way,I shouldn't use this example -'cause I really like my dog...
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