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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.748572
Italy's Prime Minister: Next Time We'll Vote Against UNESCO's Jerusalem Resolution
(Ha'aretz) Barak Ravid - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Friday assailed the anti-Israel resolution adopted by UNESCO last week that disregards Judaism's historic connection to the Temple Mount. "It is not possible to continue with these resolutions at the UN and UNESCO that aim to attack Israel. It is shocking and I have ordered that we stop taking this position (i.e., abstaining) even if it means diverging from the position taken by the rest of Europe. I have asked diplomats handling these issues to cease doing so....To say that the Jews have no links to Jerusalem is like saying the sun creates darkness." A senior official in Jerusalem said Renzi's remarks follow strenuous protests by the Israeli embassy in Rome and the Jewish community in Italy. Mexico and Brazil have also announced a change in position since the UNESCO vote.