(Ha'aretz) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday discussed a recent ruling by UNESCO that West Bank heritage sites such as Rachel's Tomb would be considered Palestinian. Netanyahu said, "the profound link between the Jewish people and the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Rachel's Tomb had existed for close to 4,000 years." "Over a billion people know of this bond and it is documented in the Bible....Historical facts should not be distorted in the name of politics."
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