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Netanyahu Lights Menorah at Western Wall in Jerusalem, Labeled "Occupied Palestinian Territory" by UN
(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - In a Facebook post, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the leaders of countries of the world that sent Israel Hanukkah greetings a day after voting for a resolution that characterized the Old City of Jerusalem, where the Temples stood, as occupied Palestinian territory. "I am not sure they understand the meaning of the holiday," the prime minister wrote, adding that the battles that led to the victory of the Hasmoneans over the Greeks celebrated in Hanukkah took place on "both sides of the Green Line in the hills of Modi'in. How is it possible to offer us best wishes for Hanukkah and at the same time deny our deep connection to the Western Wall in Jerusalem and other places in our land?" he asked. In response to the UN resolution, Netanyahu and a number of his ministers went to the Western Wall on Sunday night to light the Hanukkah menorah there.