With UN exhibit, Israel sends message that '3,000 years of history cannot be denied'

Exhibit displaying archaeological proof of continuous Jewish history in Jerusalem follows series of U.N. resolutions denying Jewish ties to city • Israel's U.N. envoy: Historical truth best answer to attempts to dispute Jewish connection to Jerusalem.

As part of his five-day visit to the United States, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will stop at the U.N. Headquarters in New York on Thursday, to check out a special exhibit aimed at providing archaeological proof of the continuous Jewish history in Jerusalem.

The exhibit, a joint effort by the Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Ministry and the Israeli Mission to the U.N., follows a series of resolutions passed by the U.N. denying Jewish ties to the city.

Ambassadors, diplomats and senior U.N. officials have all been invited to view the exhibit, which presents authentic archaeological findings discovered in Israel alongside replicas of other findings that serve to illustrate the connection between the Jewish people and Israel's capital.

Among the archaeological findings on display are a 2,700-year-old seal impression inscribed in ancient Hebrew, which was discovered in January, and an inscription from the seal of biblical King Hezekiah who ruled from 727-698 BCE and helped build Jerusalem into an ancient metropolis.

According to Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon, "The historical truth is the best answer to the attempts to dispute the eternal connection between the Jewish people and their capital."

Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Ministry Minister Zeev Elkin said he and other Israeli officials would be coming to the U.N. for the exhibit "to tell them in the clearest possible manner: 3,000 years of history cannot be denied."