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Israel/Palestine

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8. I haven't read the resolution, but doesn't it strike you as strange that only six countries voted

Fri Oct 14, 2016, 06:06 AM

Oct 2016

against it?

If the resolution was anti-Semitic, surely more countries would've voted against rather than just abstaining...

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UNESCO Poised to Pass Resolution Casting Doubt on Jewish Ties to Temple Mount [View all] shira Oct 2016 OP

That's ridiculous. dhol82 Oct 2016 #1

Anti-semitic Historical revisionism is a thing. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2016 #2

Disgusting leftynyc Oct 2016 #3

Is there a less than 0% leftynyc Oct 2016 #12

Israel is, after all, an occupying power in East Jerusalem, Little Tich Oct 2016 #4

Then read it. I'll wait. shira Oct 2016 #9

Strange that only 6 countries voted for the JEWISH state? King_David Oct 2016 #11

Israel Suspends Cooperation With UNESCO Over Jerusalem Draft shira Oct 2016 #10

Good leftynyc Oct 2016 #13

This will probably get alerted on Mosby Oct 2016 #14

It's a FUNNY joke leftynyc Oct 2016 #29

UNESCO's Reminder to Israel: Jerusalem Is Occupied Territory Little Tich Oct 2016 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars Oct 2016 #18

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Sorry, part of my argument wasn't included in my post. Little Tich Oct 2016 #21

Probably should have left it unincluded. aranthus Oct 2016 #22

I did not say that and you know it. aranthus Oct 2016 #25

Not true aranthus Oct 2016 #28

Haaretz Editorial: UNESCO Was a Diplomatic Defeat for Netanyahu Little Tich Oct 2016 #24

I think the truth in something else aranthus Oct 2016 #26