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Old 07-01-2012, 01:25   #10
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UNESCO makes Church of Nativity endangered site

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".........He went on: "God is unique. All of this is haram (forbidden in Islam). We are all Muslims. Unesco is what?"

Meanwhile in the West Bank:

UN organization places Jesus' birthplace on list of World Heritage in danger. Abbas: This is a victory for our cause and for justice. US says its 'profoundly disappointed' by politicized decision

UNESCO's World Heritage committee has voted to approve a Palestinian bid to place the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on its list of sites of World Heritage in Danger.

The Palestinians had pressed to have the church and pilgrimage route inscribed as an emergency candidate at the meeting of the World Heritage 21-nation committee in St. Petersburg, Russia........

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...249093,00.html
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