{"id":1077656,"date":"2021-12-02T17:44:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T22:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1077656"},"modified":"2021-12-02T17:44:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T22:44:32","slug":"129-countries-scrub-judaisms-ties-to-temple-mount-in-u-n-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/129-countries-scrub-judaisms-ties-to-temple-mount-in-u-n-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"129 Countries Scrub Judaism\u2019s Ties To Temple Mount In U.N. Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F129-countries-scrub-judaisms-ties-to-temple-mount-in-u-n-resolution%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1077656&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The United Nations approved a resolution targeting Israel and denying Judaism\u2019s link to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Wednesday in a 129-11 vote.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution referred to the Temple Mount exclusively by its Muslim name, al-Haram al-Sharif. The text is part of a campaign by the Palestinian Authority, the governing body in charge of autonomous Palestinian regions in Israel, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/129-nations-ignore-jewish-ties-to-temple-mount-call-it-solely-muslim-687592\">The Jerusalem Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism and its connection to the religion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-temple-mount-is-judaisms-holiest-site-and-it-always-has-been-heres-everything-you-need-to-know\">dates<\/a> back thousands of years. In recent decades, Palestinians have accused Jewish authorities of making improper claims to the Temple Mount, and violent activists and terrorists have often led attacks on Jews near the holy site, such as a terror attack by a member of Hamas last month.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution was passed on the fourth day of the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah and&nbsp;sparked harsh backlash in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe declaration of the United Nations is as worthless to us as a discarded object. The Temple Mount is the holiest place for the Jewish nation according to the Bible, our history is rooted there, and we do not need any confirmation from anyone to know about the connection between the Temple Mount and the people of Israel,\u201d said Itamar Ben Gvir, a member of Israel\u2019s Knesset.<\/p>\n<p>The Temple Mount Ascension Organization said in a statement, \u201cWe react with disgust at the decision of the UN to deny the Jewish connection to the Temple mount. The Temple Mount was and is the holiest site in Judaism and that is demonstrated by the tens of thousands of Jews who ascend to pray on the Temple Mount each year. Their actions are far more significant than statements and decisions from the UN that are sadly detached from reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312259\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-312259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Temple-Mount-1-300x225.png\" alt=\"A group of Yeshiva students praying at the Temple Mount. (Y. Levi\/Yeshivat Har Habayit)\" width=\"629\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/12\/Temple-Mount-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/12\/Temple-Mount-1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/12\/Temple-Mount-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-312259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of Yeshiva students praying at the Temple Mount. (Y. Levi\/Yeshivat Har Habayit)<\/p>\n<p>Melissa Kronfeld, an expert on Israeli foreign policy and a frequent visitor of the Temple Mount, blasted the resolution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecognizing the Temple Mount as a site exclusive to the religious practice of Islam by the United Nations is tantamount to condoning the act of terrorism committed outside the gates of its holy and sacred ground last week, which took the life of a young Israeli man,\u201d she said, referring to a Hamas terrorist attack on November 21 that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/israeli-man-engaged-to-be-married-killed-by-hamas-terrorist-near-judaisms-holiest-site\">resulted<\/a> in the death of Eliyahu David Kay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe recently passed resolution \u2013 just one of many in a long line of malicious, absurd, and historically inept statements geared toward the delegitimization of Israel and the Jewish people \u2013 is an important reminder that the United Nations remains a defunct, derelict, and deranged organized, as malicious, absurd and inept in purpose as the meaningless resolutions it issues against the only democratic nation in the Middle East,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Chaim Ozer Chait-Dean, who leads daily prayers and Torah studies at the Temple Mount, said, \u201cA resolution titled \u2018Jerusalem\u2019 was adopted on Wednesday Dec. 1, 2021 by the United Nations General Assembly that disavows Jewish ties to the Temple Mount. This resolution not only denies Jewish sovereignty of the Temple Mount, but the very name of the resolution shows its ludicrousness and absurdity. The very name Jerusalem traces its origin back to the Hebrew Bible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312260\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-312260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Temple-Mount-2-300x225.png\" alt=\"Jews praying the afternoon service on the Temple Mount. (Y. Levi\/Yeshivat Har Habayit)\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/12\/Temple-Mount-2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/12\/Temple-Mount-2-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/12\/Temple-Mount-2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-312260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jews praying the afternoon service on the Temple Mount. (Y. Levi\/Yeshivat Har Habayit)<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of the United States, an envoy told the U.N. that \u201cit is morally, historically and politically wrong for members of this body to support language that denies\u201d Jewish and Christian connections to the Temple Mount, according to the Post.<\/p>\n<p>Palestinian Ambassador to the U.N. Riyad Mansour cheered the U.N. resolution, claiming that it gave \u201can appropriate and needed resolution to give hope and support to our people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-temple-mount-is-judaisms-holiest-site-and-it-always-has-been-heres-everything-you-need-to-know\">The Temple Mount Is Judaism\u2019s Holiest Site, And It Always Has Been. Here\u2019s Everything You Need To Know.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations approved a resolution targeting Israel and denying Judaism\u2019s link to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Wednesday in a 129-11 vote.The resolution referred to the Temple Mount exclusively by its Muslim name, al-Haram al-Sharif. The text is part of a campaign by the Palestinian Authority, the governing body in charge of autonomous Palestinian regions in Israel, according to The Jerusalem Post.The Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism and its connection to the religion dates back thousands of years. In recent decades, Palestinians have accused Jewish authorities of making improper claims to the Temple Mount, and violent activists and terrorists have often led attacks on Jews near the holy site, such as a terror attack by a member of Hamas last month.The resolution was passed on the fourth day of the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah and\u00a0sparked harsh backlash in Israel.\u201cThe declaration of the United Nations is as worthless to us as a discarded object. The Temple Mount is the holiest place for the Jewish nation according to the Bible, our history is rooted there, and we do not need any confirmation from anyone to know about the connection between the Temple Mount and the people of Israel,\u201d said Itamar Ben Gvir, a member of Israel\u2019s Knesset.The Temple Mount Ascension Organization said in a statement, \u201cWe react with disgust at the decision of the UN to deny the Jewish connection to the Temple mount. The Temple Mount was and is the holiest site in Judaism and that is demonstrated by the tens of thousands of Jews who ascend to pray on the Temple Mount each year. Their actions are far more significant than statements and decisions from the UN that are sadly detached from reality.\u201dA group of Yeshiva students praying at the Temple Mount. (Y. Levi\/Yeshivat Har Habayit)Melissa Kronfeld, an expert on Israeli foreign policy and a frequent visitor of the Temple Mount, blasted the resolution.\u201cRecognizing the Temple Mount as a site exclusive to the religious practice of Islam by the United Nations is tantamount to condoning the act of terrorism committed outside the gates of its holy and sacred ground last week, which took the life of a young Israeli man,\u201d she said, referring to a Hamas terrorist attack on November 21 that resulted in the death of Eliyahu David Kay.\u201cThe recently passed resolution \u2013 just one of many in a long line of malicious, absurd, and historically inept statements geared toward the delegitimization of Israel and the Jewish people \u2013 is an important reminder that the United Nations remains a defunct, derelict, and deranged organized, as malicious, absurd and inept in purpose as the meaningless resolutions it issues against the only democratic nation in the Middle East,\u201d she added.Rabbi Chaim Ozer Chait-Dean, who leads daily prayers and Torah studies at the Temple Mount, said, \u201cA resolution titled \u2018Jerusalem\u2019 was adopted on Wednesday Dec. 1, 2021 by the United Nations General Assembly that disavows Jewish ties to the Temple Mount. This resolution not only denies Jewish sovereignty of the Temple Mount, but the very name of the resolution shows its ludicrousness and absurdity. The very name Jerusalem traces its origin back to the Hebrew Bible.\u201dJews praying the afternoon service on the Temple Mount. (Y. Levi\/Yeshivat Har Habayit)On behalf of the United States, an envoy told the U.N. that \u201cit is morally, historically and politically wrong for members of this body to support language that denies\u201d Jewish and Christian connections to the Temple Mount, according to the Post.Palestinian Ambassador to the U.N. Riyad Mansour cheered the U.N. resolution, claiming that it gave \u201can appropriate and needed resolution to give hope and support to our people.\u201dRelated: The Temple Mount Is Judaism\u2019s Holiest Site, And It Always Has Been. Here\u2019s Everything You Need To Know.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1077656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1077656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1077656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1077656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1077656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1077656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1077656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}