The UN cultural agency on Tuesday adopted a controversial Arab-sponsored resolution condemning Israel's actions at a flashpoint holy site in east Jerusalem that has sparked fury in the Jewish State.
The UNESCO resolution on "occupied Palestine" was drafted by Algeria, Egypt, lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar and Sudan. It was endorsed today by the executive board after being approved at the committee stage last week.
Referring throughout to Israel as "the occupying power," it condemns Israel for restricting Muslims' access to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound — Islam's third holiest site.