UN leader on PM’s invitation to Jewish history lesson: No thanks – After Netanyahu offered a seminar for all UN personnel in Israel on the Jewish people’s historical connection with the land, their leader replied with a firm no. | ynet

The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process turned down on Saturday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s idea to give a history lesson to United Nations personnel, after UNESCO called on Israel to respect the Muslim freedom of religion in a document that completely omitted any Jewish historical connection or religious significance to the site.