#Unesco - Pour la première fois, des pays se lèvent pour défendre Israël

 

 

Ce temps est révolu. Après le dernier vote négationniste de l'Unesco, plusieurs pays se sont levés pour exprimer leur opposition et défendre les droits du peuple juif...

 

One of the most surprising was Mexico.

 

On the same day of the vote on the resolution – which has a special clause dealing with the Temple Mount that states the site is sacred only to Muslims and fails to mention that it is sacred to Jews, as well – Mexico asked to trigger a special clause in UNESCO’s bylaws enabling a revote.

 

However, Mexico caved in to pressure from a number of Western countries that voted against the resolution. They convinced Mexico not to invoke the clause, due to the precedent that would be set regarding a future vote on Crimea.

 

Apparently, these countries do not want Russia or countries sympathetic to the Putin regime to bog down the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization with a revote on the issue of Russia’s forced annexation of Crimea.

 

In any event, Mexico announced during an executive committee meeting Tuesday morning that it had changed its stance, due to the position being offensive and biased against the Jewish people and its historic connection to Israel.

 

A statement from Mexico’s Foreign Ministry stated that the Mexican government recognizes the undeniable connection of the Jewish people to the cultural heritage in east Jerusalem. The statement also noted Mexico’s deep appreciation for the contribution of the Jewish community to Mexico’s economic, social and cultural development.

 

As noted by The Jerusalem Post’s Tamara Zieve, the vote sparked an uproar among Mexico’s Jewish population of 45,000. Many wrote letters to the government or took to social media to express their outrage.

 

May Samra, editor-in-chief of the Mexican Jewish news site Enlace Judio told Zieve that “every Jew was involved in some way.”

 

The activism of Mexico’s Jewish community was refreshing... Lire l'intégralité.