UNESCO Rules the Jewish Holy Site Cave of the Patriarchs is "Palestinian"

"For the first time ever, the 21-member World Heritage committee recognized on Friday a significant Jewish religious site - the Cave of the Patriarchs - as part of the State of Palestine.

In a secret ballot vote, 12 countries approved this ruling on Hebron's Old Town and the Cave. Three objected and six abstained.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the vote as another 'delirious' act by UNESCO.

'This time, they determined that the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron is a Palestinian heritage site, meaning that it is not a Jewish site and that it is in danger.'

'Not a Jewish site?' he asked. 'After all, who is buried there? Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca and Leah, our patriarchs and matriarchs,' Netanyahu said...

Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely described the vote as a 'badge of shame for UNESCO, which time after time prefers to stand with the side of lies.'

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman reacted to the vote by describing UNESCO as a 'politically-biased, embarrassing and antisemitic organization.'..."