UN Committee, in a Move Likely To Anger Israel, Votes To List Ruins Near Ancient Jericho as a World Heritage Site
Jericho is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities on earth, and is in a part of Judea that is administered by the Palestinian Authority.
A United Nations conference voted Sunday to list prehistoric ruins near the ancient city of Jericho at Judea as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision likely to anger Israel, which controls the territory and does not recognize a Palestinian state.
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