Posts Tagged: Israel UNESCO
Israel Announces That It Is Officially Leaving UNESCO
JNS.org - Israel will officially no longer be a member of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, on Tuesday. “Israel will not be part of a...
South Korean Candidate Defeats Iranian Frontrunner in Key UNESCO Election Contest
South Korea's ambassador to UNESCO -- the cultural, scientific and educational agency of the United Nations -- was elected on Thursday as chairman of the...
US Reportedly Failed to Give Israel a Heads-Up on UNESCO Withdrawal
JNS.org - The US reportedly did not inform Israel ahead of time of its plan to withdraw from the United Nations cultural agency UNESCO, despite citing...
Following US, Israel Orders Foreign Ministry to Ready for UNESCO Withdrawal
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the foreign ministry to begin preparing to withdraw from UNESCO, following the US announcement it will leave...
Qatari Candidate Tainted by Antisemitism Leading in Election Race for Next UNESCO Chief
Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari, the Qatari candidate for the next director-general of UNESCO -- the UN's educational, scientific and cultural organization -- has emerged as...
Is UNESCO’s Denial of Israel’s Ties to Jewish Heritage Sites Irrelevant?
JNS.org - For most countries, UNESCO is a relatively innocuous organization -- dedicated to preserving some of humanity’s most important cultural treasures, as well as promoting scientific and...
Israel Denounces UNESCO Vote That Called Jewish State an ‘Occupying Power’
JNS.org - The United Nations cultural body UNESCO Tuesday passed on Tuesday a resolution condemning Israel’s activity in the Old City of Jerusalem, in the...
Israel Petitions UNESCO for Secret Ballot on Cave of the Patriarchs Vote
JNS.org - The Israeli government is petitioning the United Nations cultural body -- UNESCO -- to conduct a secret ballot vote on a new motion that...
Jerusalem Attempting to Thwart Latest Anti-Israel Motion at UNESCO
JNS.org - The Israeli government is advancing an effort to thwart the latest anti-Israel initiative at the United Nations cultural body UNESCO. The new motion would deny...
Israel Denies UNESCO Team Access to Hebron Ahead of Vote on Holy Sites
Israel has refused to allow a team from UNESCO to visit Hebron ahead of a vote on whether to include the Old City of the...
UNESCO Draft Resolution Declaring Israeli Sovereignty Over Jerusalem ‘Illegal’ Draws Fire From Israel, Jewish Groups
The United Nations' cultural organization UNESCO is to vote next Tuesday, May 2, on a resolution introduced by the Palestinians and several Arab states rejecting Israeli...
Facing Unprecedented Challenges, Israel Must Rally Behind Netanyahu
The abysmal failure of most governments to display even a pretense of morality when formulating resolutions relating to international affairs was again highlighted by the...
Israel Freezes Cooperation With UNESCO for Denying Jewish Connection to Holy Sites
Israel has frozen co-operation with the UN's cultural agency, accusing it of denying Judaism's connections to the religion's holiest sites. Its education minister said a Unesco...
After Terror Attacks, All European Countries Are Israel
There is empathy right now towards the victims of the terrible terrorist attack in Nice, and there should be empathy. For the victims and their...
