Posts Tagged: UNESCO Israel
Brazil Backtracks on Support for UNESCO Measure Denying Jewish Ties to Holy Sites
JNS.org - Brazil has become the second country to admit it made a mistake by voting in favor of the recent United Nations Educational, Scientific and...
The UN’s Heritage Heist
UNESCO recently adopted a resolution that completely ignores the Jewish historical, religious and Biblical ties to the Temple Mount and the Western Wall area in Jerusalem. To...
Real Estate Moguls Find ‘Unpolished Diamond’ in Akko, Mixed Jewish-Arab City
JNS.org - Muhammad Abu Marwan takes me through the refined, artsy living room of “Arabesque: An Arts and Residency Center” in the Old City of Acre...
Pro-Israel Group, Legal Forum Petition UNESCO to Stop Denying Jewish Connection to Holy Sites
JNS.org - The pro-Israel education group StandWithUs and the International Legal Forum have started a petition at Change.org that urges the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...
When Will Anyone Stand Up for Israel?
Over the past week, Israel found itself at the center of more action than most countries see in a decade: On Thursday, UNESCO adopted a resolution...
Jews Must Unite to Defend the State of Israel
Just when you think that the reductio ad absurdum has reached its lowest point, it slides a little lower. The recent declaration by the United Nations Educational, Scientific...
UNESCO Recognizes Israel’s Aleppo Codex as World Treasure
JNS.org - Israel’s Aleppo Codex, believed to be the world’s oldest copy of the Hebrew Bible, has been recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...
UNESCO Condemns Israel, But Drops Bid for Western Wall to Be Declared Muslim Holy Site
JNS.org - UNESCO has approved a resolution condemning Israel for its alleged attempts to change the status quo on the Temple Mount, but a bid to...
Global Jewish Groups Outraged Over UNESCO Western Wall Resolution
Jewish groups around the globe roundly condemned a proposal introduced by six Arab countries at the U.N.'s cultural arm that would strip Israel's cultural and historic ties from...
UNESCO Head Criticizes Proposal Declaring Western Wall a Muslim Holy Site
JNS.org - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova criticized the Arab-led proposal that would declare the Western Wall in Jerusalem a Muslim holy site. “We all have responsibility to...
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra to Perform at UNESCO Headquarters, Mark 70th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation
The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra will perform at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on Monday, January 26, at the special opening concert of International Holocaust Remembrance Day....
Biblical Archaeology Sees Golden Age in Israel, Dark Age in Rest of Middle East
JNS.org - At a time when many archaeological sites and antiquities throughout the Middle East are being looted and destroyed, the City of David...
At UNESCO, Finally a Glimmer of Hope
The acknowledgment of Palestine as a member state of UNESCO (United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organisation), in November 2011, turned the status of...
U.S. and Israel Slam UNESCO Decision to Withdraw Exhibit
JNS.org - American and Israeli officials blasted the decision by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to pull a Simon...
