Historical revisionism and denial are rarely progressive or constructive strategies for conflict resolution.

In the context of the hundred-year-old unresolved Arab-Israeli conflict, I am sure that the latest, ‘inspired’ move by the 58 constituent member countries of UNESCO, to pass a resolution disregarding Judaism’s historic connection to the Temple Mount and casting doubt on the link between Judaism and the Western Wall, will certainly rank amongst the least helpful contribution to calm tensions in the region.

The proposers of this motion – Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, and Sudan and their Western backers – should beware what they wish for. The last lie hatched up by hostile revisionists and deniers was that Israel intended to change the status quo on the Temple Mount by allowing Jews to worship at the ‘holiest’ site in Jewish tradition. The result? Scores of Jews being knifed, shot or mown down by terrorists in cars.

Rather than being a simple, if not egregious, piece of propaganda, the words of this resolution have the potential to kill.

Read the full article at Haaretz.