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An ancient Christian monastery in Gaza was recognized as a World Heritage in Danger site during a UNESCO session in New Delhi on Friday.Founded in about 340 by Saint Hilarion, the monastery is part of Tell Umm Amer, an archaeological site located in the Nuseirat refugee camp of Gaza’s Deir Al-Balah governorate.The move was submitted by Belgium and sponsored by 18 other members of the World Heritage Committee, who resorted to the emergency procedure provided for in the World Heritage Convention and agreed to inscribe the Saint Hilarion monastery complex on both the World Heritage and World Heritage in Danger lists.Under the terms of the convention, its 195 states parties — including Israel — are barred from directly or indirectly damaging the site and are committed to providing their cooperation for its protection.
Of course, Hamas is not a signatory to the convention. Which means that UNESCO just provided Hamas with a perfect place to store weapons or shoot rockets from.
If UNESCO cares about protecting the site, this is the worst thing they could do. If UNESCO is aware that Hamas is already using the site today, they are protecting terrorists.
Either way, it is a spectacularly stupid thing to do.
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