A draft UNESCO document uses the Nameโ Haram esh Sharif โand leaves out the Name โTemple Mountโ as Known to the Jews .
So,Here is ย Good News for the Muslims. One of the worldโs most important religious sites andย Judaismโs holiest site, Jerusalemโs Temple Mountย and Western Wall, was calledย an exclusively Muslim shrineย on Thursday,14 October 2016 in a United Nations draftย resolutionย that denies Jewish connection to the site.
The resolution, which condemns Israel for its activities in Jerusalem and the West Bank,ย asserts that Jerusalem is holy to three monotheistic religions: Judaism, Islamย and Christianity. However, it includes a special section pertaining to the Temple Mount thatย says the site is sacred only to Muslims and fails to mention it as sacred to Jews. The resolution from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizationย does not refer to the Al-Aqsa mosque by either the Hebrew term for the siteโHar Habayitโor its English translation, the Temple Mount, but only by its Muslim name.
History of masjid al-aqsa: The Reason of Conflict in Masjid al Aqsa
โThe United States is deeply concerned by the increase in violence and escalating tensions surrounding the (al-)Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount,โ said State Department spokesman John Kirby, referring to another Islamic name for the site. โWe strongly condemn all acts of violence. It is absolutely critical that all sides exercise restraint, refrain from provocative actions and rhetoric and preserve unchanged the historic status quo on the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount
Due to Israeli diplomatic efforts before the vote, no European country backed the motion. Twenty-four countries voted in favor of the decision, while six voted against. Twenty-sixย abstained while two were missing, according to a Haaretz report. The U.S., United Kingdom and Germany were among thoseย against the resolution.ย France, Sweden, Slovenia, Argentina, Togo and India abstained from the vote.
Excrept of News taken from ย :IB Times
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