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Israel's UN mission on Friday launched a campaign to get official UN recognition for Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, AFP reports.
The United Nations has decreed 10 official holidays, including Christmas and the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr, but there is no corresponding Jewish holiday recognized on the body's official calendar, said Israel's UN envoy Ron Prosor in a letter to his colleagues.
"On the one hand, the United Nations advances values of cooperation and engagement among nations, and on the other hand, it is prioritizing one religion over the other," Prosor wrote.
"There are three monotheistic religions, yet only two are recognized by the UN calendar. Such discrimination at the UN must end," he added, according to AFP.
Israel Seeks UN Recognition for Yom Kippur - Jewish World - News - Arutz Sheva
Well, I guess that fair....
The United Nations has decreed 10 official holidays, including Christmas and the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr, but there is no corresponding Jewish holiday recognized on the body's official calendar, said Israel's UN envoy Ron Prosor in a letter to his colleagues.
"On the one hand, the United Nations advances values of cooperation and engagement among nations, and on the other hand, it is prioritizing one religion over the other," Prosor wrote.
"There are three monotheistic religions, yet only two are recognized by the UN calendar. Such discrimination at the UN must end," he added, according to AFP.
Israel Seeks UN Recognition for Yom Kippur - Jewish World - News - Arutz Sheva
Well, I guess that fair....
