"The Israeli government is launching a new plan to 'defend Jerusalem in the international arena,' Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Ze'ev Elkin announced Monday.
Addressing a conference for Christian journalists in the capital, Elkin said Jerusalem was under 'an unprecedented assault,' pointing to recent resolutions passed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) that ignored the Jewish people's link to the city.
Together with the Foreign Ministry, Elkin said his office was committed to 'prepare, budget and lead' a project to defend Jerusalem from various historical distortions...
His ministry is planning to hold several 'large conferences' in Jerusalem this year, he added. The list includes a gathering of jurists on how international law views the status of Jerusalem, a conference bringing together the Knesset with parliamentary friendship caucuses from around the world, and a new scientific gathering on the the city's archaeology and history..."