UNESCO SAYS JEWS HAVE NO CONNECTION TO TEMPLE MOUNT: The UN passed a resolution Thurs. 13 Oct. 2016, denying the Jewish connection to the Temple Mount and the Western Wall. The resolution was supported by 24 states, including Russia and China. Six countries opposed and 26 abstained. The resolution maintains that the Western Wall and Temple Mount will be referred to by their Arabic names and the Hebrew terms for the sites will only appear in quotation marks in UN references. Earlier Israel had tried to prevent the decision, even asking the Vatican to help prevent the resolution. Though the Vatican only holds observer status at UNESCO, meaning it cannot vote, it still plays a role in the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the organization. Israel's Ambassador to the Vatican, Oren David, contacted the Vatican's Under-Secretary for Relations with States to ask that the Vatican work to convince UNESCO's member states to vote against the Palestinian initiative. Israel has tried to make the point that such a resolution would harm Christian interests in Jerusalem as well as Jewish interests. Much like other UN organizations, UNESCO has an automatic anti-Israel majority. Israel and the USA both worked against the resolution. Days ago, a group of USA Congressmen signed a letter to UNESCO urging the organization not to attempt to rewrite history. (Arutz-7) “Surely the idolatrous commotion on the hills and mountains is a deception; surely in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.” Jeremiah 3:23