Gaza _ Palestine News Network
The Palestinian representative to UNESCO, Munir Anastas, announced on Sunday a Palestinian protest to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) regarding the "violations" of Israel in the old city and the Ibrahimi Mosque in the southern West Bank town of Hebron.
"A letter of protest submitted to UNESCO includes Israeli aggressions and settler attacks in Hebron," said Munir Anastas, official voice of Palestine radio.
"The resolutions issued by UNESCO condemning Israel´s aggressions represent legal evidence from the organization that the old town and the Ibrahimi Mosque are on the list of World heritage in danger," said Anastas.
"The attack on world Heritage according to the 1954 Convention constitutes a crime against humanity, and Palestinian diplomacy can use legal evidence to bring cases against Israel in the ICC," he said.
The Palestinian diplomat said that "the resolutions of UNESCO expose the Israeli settlement and occupation to the international community and contribute as evidence used by the European countries to illustrate the true image of the Israeli occupation."
The Tomb of the Patriarchs last night witnessed the storming of hundreds of settlers by protecting the Israeli army under the pretext of celebrating the so-called (Mrs. Sara´s Day), according to Palestinian sources.
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said last Thursday that he would put before the government a new plan to build a new settlement building in the heart of the city of Hebron with housing units.
The governor of the city, Jabrin al-Bakri, denounced the international silence over the Old city and the Ibrahimi Mosque´s "attacks" and attacks by settlers.
In remarks to radio (voice of Palestine), Al-Bakri called for intensifying Palestinian investment in Hebron to "confront the Israeli campaign to judaize it."
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee was incorporated in July 2017, the Old City of Hebron on the World Heritage List.
The Palestinians had already received full membership of UNESCO in 2011 by 107 countries and 14 countries, including the United States and Israel, with 52 countries.
