Brazil Regrets Voting for UNESCO Measure Denying Jewish Ties to Jerusalem Holy Sites
The text of the resolution passed at the 199th session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, does not recognize a Jewish connection to the Western Wall and the Temple Mount and calls Israel an “occupying power.” It was approved with 33 votes in favor, including Brazil’s. There were 17 abstentions. France also reportedly has decided to change its vote.
“In practical terms, it (the resolution) was more a pretext for the Arab world to disseminate hatred against Israel,” read a statement from the Brazilian Israelite Confederation, the country’s umbrella Jewish organization.
In other news, Brazil Has Nearly 60,000 Murders, And It May Relax Gun Laws
“Brazil doesn’t have a gun problem. It has a problem of illegal guns in the hands of criminals, especially drug traffickers,” he [Congressman Edson Moreira] says
As mentioned earlier, Historically it is state failure which drives civilian armament and not the other way around
