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text: palestine the file photo shows a view of alaqsa mosque in east jerusalem alquds 
  the united nations educational scientific and cultural organization unesco has approved a motion that endorses the right of the palestinians to the alaqsa mosque compound and slams israeli provocations around the holy site 
  unescos member world heritage committee adopted the resolution in wednesdays secret ballot at the agencys headquarters in paris 
  ten countries voted for two against eight abstained and one was absent in the voting 
  the resolution expresses unescos deep concerns over israeli construction works and archaeological excavations in the old city of jerusalem alquds 
  saeb erekat the secretary general of the palestine liberation organization welcomed the passage of the motion and accused the tel aviv regime of resorting to a campaign of distorting facts in a bid to legitimize its occupation of east jerusalem alquds 
  through an orchestrated campaign israel has been using archaeological claims and distortion of facts as a way to legitimize the annexation of occupied east jerusalem erekat said 
  he further noted that the unesco resolution urges respecting the status quo of its religious sites including the alaqsa mosque compound that continues to be threatened by the systematic incitement and provocative actions of the israeli government and extremist jewish groups 
  earlier this month unescos member executive board approved a similar resolution prompting a furious reaction from israel as the regime suspended its ties with the agency 
  wednesdays vote further infuriated israel with prime minister benjamin netanyahu announcing that the regimes ambassador to unesco carmel shamahacohen had been recalled for consultations 
  we will decide what the next steps will be netanyahu said in a statement 
  elias sanbar palestines unesco envoy fired back at those upset with the resolution and warned that israelis were politicizing religion and this is very dangerous 
  makram mustafa queisi jordans ambassador to unesco also stressed that unesco tried to tackle the issue from a technical point of view while many parties were politicizing it palestinian ambassador to unesco elias sanbar l and jordanian envoy makram mustafa queisi address the media after an antiisrael resolution was passed by secret ballot at the agencys headquarters in paris france october   photo by ap 
  palestine became the th full member of unesco in october  triggering a cut in tel avivs funding to the agency 
  the occupied territories have already been the scene of increased tensions ever since the israeli regime imposed restrictions on the entry of palestinian worshipers into the alaqsa mosque compound in august  
  more than  palestinians have been killed by israeli forces since the beginning of last october loading