Israel’s acting foreign minister spoke of the centrality of Jerusalem to the Jewish people during an address to the U.N. General Assembly. “Just as we do not question the sincerity of the sentiments of others toward their holy sites in Jerusalem, we expect that others will not question the Jewish people’s deep, awesome attachment to Jerusalem and its holy sites,” Shlomo Ben-Ami said.
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