Chief Rabbi Isaac Herzog today demanded at a Session of the Jerusalem subcommittee of the U.N. Conciliation Commission that Jerusalem the incorporated into Israel, He argued that the city was the holiest place to Jews throughout the world and that it was sanctified by Jewish law.
The Chief Rabbi pointed out that while only parts of the city were considered sacred to Moslems and Christians, all of Jerusalem was holy to the Jewish people. He said that Israel was able and ready to safeguard the Holy Places of the three major faiths and that the Jewish state would make these sites accessible to all persons.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
