Egypt's Grand Mufti hails UNESCO resolution affirming Muslims right to Jerusalem
Egypt's Grand Imam, Shawky Allam, one of the world’s highest Sunni Muslim authorities, hailed Friday a UNESCO resolution that uses only the Islamic names for parts of the Old City of Jerusalem, such as "Al-Aqsa Compound" or "Al-Ḥaram Al-Sharif," and denounces Israel for restricting Muslim access to the holy site and for aggression by Israeli occupation forces and extreme settler groups.