UNESCO condemns Israel for limits on al-Aqsa mosque access

By Marine Pennetier PARIS (Reuters) - The United Nations cultural heritage body UNESCO condemned Israel on Wednesday for limiting Muslim access to Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound, a flashpoint in a recent wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence. The resolution approved by UNESCO's executive board dropped a controversial clause from the original draft that laid claim to Jerusalem's Western Wall - the holiest site where Jews can pray - as a space reserved for Muslims, Israeli diplomats said. Jewi