Other countries took notice when Mexico’s envoy to UNESCO, Andrés Roemer, was fired for his integrity, and saw the outcry that moved his country to withdraw its support from the resolution erasing any connection of Judaism’s ties to the Temple Mount and Western Wall.
By Polina Garaev
“Thank you Andrés Roemer, the Mexican Dreyfus,” a Jewish-Mexican news website wrote to the Mexican UNESCO envoy who lost his post during the fight against the UN cultural body’s controversial resolution minimizing the connection between the Jewish people and the Temple Mount.
Prouder days at UNESCO for Mexico’s envoy Andrés Roemer and Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova – Photo: Facebook
Roemer’s attempt to reverse the decision failed, but the Mexican Jewish community is grateful nonetheless. Continue Reading »
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