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November 4, 2016

UNESCO’s Jerusalem Resolution Shows Why Neither Russia Nor China Can Replace the U.S.-Israel Alliance

A pipe dream.

When the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) passed a resolution denying the historic connection between the Jewish people and the Temple Mount, China and Russia joined a number of Arab and Muslim states in voting for it. Besides providing more evidence that the Palestinians are more interested in delegitimizing Israel than in establishing a state, writes Yaakov Amidror, the vote also demonstrates that those who imagine Israel exchanging its ties with America for an alliance with Russia or China are deeply deluded:

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November 4, 2016

  1. UNESCO’s Jerusalem Resolution Shows Why Neither Russia Nor China Can Replace the U.S.-Israel Alliance

    A pipe dream.

  2. John Kerry Goes abroad to Solicit Loans for Iran, Encouraging Banks to Ignore the Warnings of the Treasury Department

    Rewarding bad faith with an excess of good faith.

  3. The BDS Movement Maintains Close Contact with Terrorists

    Working closely with the PFLP to boycott Israel.

  4. The Jerusalem Papyrus and Its Significance

    The scholar who deciphered it speaks.

  5. The Story of Noah: A Tale of Two Skeptics

    Noah, Haran, and the Torah’s message for those who neither believe nor disbelieve.