World heritage status to Church of the Nativity
UN cultural body UNESCO ignored Israeli objections on Friday to grant
world heritage status to the birthplace of Jesus Christ in the
Palestinian city of Bethlehem.UNESCO's 13-6 secret vote to add the Church of the Nativity and its
pilgrimage route to the prestigious list was received with a round of
rousing applause and a celebratory fist pump by the beaming head of the
Palestinian delegation.
"These sites are threatened with total destruction through the
Israeli occupation, through the building of the separation wall, because
of all the Israeli sanctions and the measures that have been taken to
stifle the Palestinian identity," the Palestinian delegate said after
the vote.
"This global recognition of the rights of the Palestinian people is a victory for our cause and for justice," Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas's spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina said.
"This global recognition of the rights of the Palestinian people is a victory for our cause and for justice," Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas's spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina said.
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