The Israeli delegation to the UN had asked to organize an exhibit titled “The Knesset Celebrates 70 — Parliament Shaping Israeli Society”, that was previously held at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport in 2019, at the organization’s headquarters.
The Times of Israel cited Channel 12 as saying on Thursday that the UN has conditioned Israel’s request on the removal of a number of items that “contradict international law”, including an item about a law that refers to al-Quds as Israel’s “capital”.
“Please erase slide 43: According to relevant General Assembly and Security Council decisions, the Basic Law: Jerusalem [al-Quds], Capital of Israel, is not valid from our point of view,” the UN was quoted as saying in its instructions.
“This is a most sensitive issue and the information in the slide contradicts international law.”
Israel was also instructed to remove text accompanying a photo of the Knesset that describes al-Quds as “the eternal capital of the Jewish people and their holy city.”
“This quote is not relevant to the picture and its erasure will help prevent contradictions with international law and political sensitivities,” the UN said.
The UN demands angered Tel Aviv, with Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, describing it as “impertinent”.
Erdan protested the demands in a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and asked that the items be displayed without modifications.
Israel occupied the West Bank and East al-Quds during the Six-Day War in 1967. It later annexed East al-Quds in a move not recognized by the international community.
Palestinians want the West Bank as part of a future independent Palestinian state with East al-Quds as its capital.
More than 600,000 Israelis live in over 230 settlements built since the 1967 Israeli occupation of the West Bank and East al-Quds.
The UN Security Council has condemned Israel’s settlement activities in the occupied territories in several resolutions.
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