Posts Tagged: UNESCO Israel
Netanyahu Invited to Hold Cabinet Meeting at Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron
JNS.org - Leaders of West Bank communities this week sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inviting him to hold a cabinet meeting at Hebron’s...
Israel to Finalize Eastern Jerusalem Tourist Center After UNESCO Measures
JNS.org - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that Israel would finalize plans to construct the Kedem Center for tourists in eastern Jerusalem, outside the...
After UNESCO’s Hebron Vote, Netanyahu Cuts Israel’s UN Dues by $1 Million
JNS.org - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Friday he had ordered a $1 million cut in Israel’s annual United Nations fees after UNESCO, the world...
UNESCO Designates Hebron as Endangered Palestinian Heritage Site
JNS.org - The United Nations cultural body UNESCO on Friday designated the Old City of Hebron, including the Cave of the Patriarchs, as an endangered...
Why I Celebrate UNESCO’s Anti-Israel Votes
“It is shameful that the Jewish people still has to fight for the right to exist in the land that for 33 centuries it has...
UNESCO’s Cave of the Patriarchs Measure Is Latest Example of ‘Narrative Warfare’ Against Israel, Experts Say
JNS.org - According to legal experts, an upcoming vote by UNESCO on whether to declare Hebron’s Cave of the Patriarchs to be an endangered Palestinian heritage site...
Czech Parliament Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital, Condemns UNESCO
JNS.org - The Czech Parliament approved a resolution Wednesday recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, while condemning recent anti-Israel resolutions passed by UNESCO. The resolution, which...
UNESCO’s Jerusalem Lies
Earlier this month, coinciding with Israel’s 69th Independence Day, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) passed a resolution entitled "Occupied Palestine." The...
Sweden’s ‘Moral Superpower’ Mindset Leads to Deteriorating Ties with Israel
JNS.org - Should Israeli officials be surprised that Sweden was the only European Union country to vote for an anti-Israel UNESCO resolution that denied Israel's sovereignty over...
Despite UNESCO’s Bias, Jews Won’t Abandon Our Holy Sites
Forget fake news. UNESCO is promoting an entire fake universe. Like so many other UN agencies with an anti-Israel majority, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...
Israel Sees a Silver Lining in UNESCO’s Latest Anti-Israel Vote
JNS.org - As Israel celebrated its Independence Day on Tuesday, the United Nations cultural agency -- UNESCO -- voted to deny the Jewish state’s sovereignty over...
Despite UNESCO Vote, Netanyahu Sees Growing Global Support for Israel
JNS.org - Despite the latest UNESCO vote opposing Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proclaimed on Tuesday that global support for the Jewish state...
Israel Rebukes Swedish Ambassador Over UNESCO Vote on Jerusalem
Israel has formally reprimanded the Swedish ambassador because of his country's vote in a United Nations body that diminished Jewish ties to Jerusalem. Israel's Foreign Ministry...
American UN Mission Blasts Anti-Israel UNESCO Resolution for Denying ‘Historic Connections’ Between Jewish People and Jerusalem
A spokesperson for the American UN mission has roundly condemned the anti-Israel resolution that was passed by the global intergovernmental body's cultural agency at a...
