The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has approved a resolution, criticizing Israel for restricting Muslim worshipers‘ access to the al-Asqa Mosque and failing to protect Muslim heritage sites in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The resolution, which was drafted by Algeria, Egypt, Kuwait, Tunisia, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was passed on Wednesday, with 26 out of the 58 member states on UNESCO’s executive board voting in favor of the proposal.