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Israel Criticizes UNESCO Plan to Designate Ancient Jericho as Palestinian World Heritage Site
(Israel Hayom) Hanan Greenwood - Israel has criticized the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for its plan to designate the ancient city of Jericho as a Palestinian World Heritage site. According to Jewish tradition, the Israelites crossed into the Land of Israel at Jericho after wandering in the desert for forty years following the Exodus from Egypt. "This is not only an insult to Jews, but also an insult to Christians around the world who admire the site for its biblical history," said Knesset Member Dan Illouz. "The Palestinian Authority is systematically working to erase all ties of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel. This is evident on the Temple Mount, where valuable archaeological findings were destroyed, as well as throughout Judea and Samaria, where acts of vandalism and deliberate destruction of biblical evidence frequently occur."