Implementation of 189 EX/Decision 9 on the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Rachel’s Tomb – UNESCO document



Item 14 of the provisional agenda

IMPLEMENTATION OF 189 EX/DECISION 9 ON “THE TWO PALESTINIAN SITES OF AL-HARAM AL-IBRAHIMI/TOMB OF THE PATRIARCHS IN ALL-KHALIL/HEBRON AND THE BILÂL BIN RÂBÂH MOSQUE/RACHEL’S TOMB IN BETHLEHEM”

 

SUMMARY

This document is presented pursuant to 189 EX/Decision 9, which included this item on the agenda of the 190th session of the Executive Board.

No decision is proposed.

1. At the 184th session of the Executive Board, an item 37 concerning “the two Palestinian sites of al-Haram al-Ibrahimi/Tomb of the Patriarchs in al-Khalil/Hebron and the Bilâl bin Râbâh Mosque/Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem” was submitted at the request of a number of Member States, in relation to the decision of the Israeli authorities, announced in February 2010, to include the two above-mentioned sites located in Hebron and Bethlehem in Israel’s National Heritage Programme.

2. The Executive Board adopted 184 EX/Decision 37 postponing the examination of this item until its 185th session, at which no consensus could be reached, despite considerable efforts. 185 EX/Decision 15 was adopted following a roll call vote. At its 186th, 187th and 189th sessions, the Executive Board adopted similar decisions by roll call vote, recalling its previous decisions.

3. There have been no recent developments to report on this item.


2021-02-23T12:15:56-05:00

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