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We refer to media reports that a UNESCO committee on Thursday (October 13) passed a resolution concerning the Temple Mount and Western Wall, which pays lip service to the fact that the Old City of Jerusalem is holy to the three monotheistic religions - Judaism, Islam and Christianity – but then refers to these specific sites as if they were sacred only to Islam.

Published in the Sydney Morning Herald and the Canberra Times September 11,2016 By: lex Ryvchin Australia's Jewish community has always understood that its fortunes will rise and fall with the fortunes of the nation. And so, when Jews gather in their holy places, they pray for the welfare of this country in a tradition that originates in 594BC, when the Jews lived in exile in Babylon. "Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile," wrote the Prophet Jeremiah, "… and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare." These words, contained in a letter sent from Jerusalem to the leaders of the exiled community in Babylon, came at a time when the Jews faced a profound dilemma.

Peter Wertheim Australian Jewish News, July 21, 2016 Turkey’s descent into Islamism Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan What began late on July 15 as a coup by sections of Turkey’s military forces against the civilian government has very quickly been turned into a coup by the Erdogan regime against the military and judiciary - and other institutions that stand in the way of the regime’s goal of Islamising the country.

9th June 2016 by Alex Ryvchin (Originally published in "The Daily Telegraph") It was the night of 1 June 2001.