{"id":87818,"date":"2021-07-19T17:05:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T15:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=87818"},"modified":"2021-07-18T15:07:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T13:07:23","slug":"27-05-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=87818","title":{"rendered":"Erdan: We\u2019ll defend our right to Jerusalem against Hamas lies"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Erdan: We\u2019ll defend our right to Jerusalem against Hamas lies<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

TOVAH LAZAROFF<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Israeli ambassador to UN spoke on the Aish Hatorah rooftop ahead of Tisha Be’av.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

People wave Palestinian flags during Eid al-Fitr prayers, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the compound that houses al-Aqsa mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem’s Old City \/ (photo credit: AMMAR AWAD\/REUTERS)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Israel will continue to defend its rights to Jerusalem against the falsehoods spread by the terror group Hamas, Israel\u2019s Ambassador to the United Nations and the United States Gilad Erdan (Likud) told a visiting delegation of foreign envoys that he brought to the Old City on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs a former minister of public security I know firsthand that contrary to the lies Hamas tries to spread to justify its terror, Israel goes to great efforts to ensure that people of all faiths are able to practice their religion in peace.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to defend our right to the holy city, and to defend the freedom of all who want to worship here,\u201d Erdan said.
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\nHe spoke as he stood on the rooftop of the Aish Hatorah World Center with its commanding view of the Western Wall and the Temple Mount, also known as al Haram al Sharif.<\/span><\/p>\n

Just two months ago Hamas launched rockets at Israel in response to unrest in Jerusalem, including reports that Muslims had been denied the right to worship at the al-Aksa Mosque compound on the Temple Mount.<\/span><\/p>\n

The rockets led to an 11-day war known as Guardians of the Wall. Now in its aftermath Erdan, who is typically stationed in New York, has returned to Israel with a group of ten foreign Ambassadors stationed both in Washington and at the UN.<\/span><\/p>\n

He plans to take them to Israel\u2019s southern and northern borders so they can see the threats Israel faces both from Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.<\/span><\/p>\n

Erdan started the trip in Jerusalem, so he could show the ambassadors that the Old City is open to worshipers of all three religions; Jews, Christians and Muslims.<\/span><\/p>\n

A large part of his role at the UN has also been to defend Jewish ties to the city, against a persistent Palestinian and Arab drive to claim that the Temple Mount is exclusively Muslim.<\/span><\/p>\n

Erdan told The Jerusalem Post, that Jerusalem \u201cis where it all starts\u201d for the Jewish people. The city is the pillar of the Jewish people\u2019s \u201chistorical and biblical and moral rights for this land,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

The best way to combat attempts to delegitimize Israel by branding it as a colonial power is to \u201chighlight\u201d the deep roots of the Jewish people to the land and \u201cabove all Jerusalem,\u201d Erdan explained. He was certain, he said, that after such a visit it would be difficult for the envoys to support any initiative that wakened Jewish ties to Jerusalem.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI hope it will help in the future,\u201d he said.<\/span>
\nErdan said he has also had to work against initiatives that sought to deprive Israel of its right to self-defense.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAfter Operation Guardian of the Walls I decided that this is the right time to start focusing on bringing UN ambassadors, and ambassadors that represent their countries in Washington, to experience [the situation] first hand,\u201d Erdan said.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Tisha B\u2019Av the delegation will participate in a special Holocaust Remembrance program at Yad Vashem, arranged by International March of The Living, which is a co-sponsor of the delegation.
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\nAmong the diplomats participating in the trip were envoys from Australia, Argentina, Bhutan, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Hungary, Kenya, Guatemala, Ukraine, and Tonga.<\/span><\/p>\n

The American Zionist Movement helped sponsor the trip.<\/span>
\nIt\u2019s president Deborah Isaac said, \u201cWe hope that the participants will come away from the experience with a deeper and more realistic perspective of Israel and the threats it faces, as well as an appreciation for the rich and diverse culture of the State of Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe American Zionist Movement looks forward to forging new and lasting friendships with the members of the delegation and their host countries.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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