Posts Tagged: UNESCO resolution
Rivlin Chastises Spain Over Lack of Support for Israel at UN
JNS.org - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin chastised Spain’s lackluster support for Israel in international forums during a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in...
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...
Former Italian MP: Incoming Prime Minister Gentiloni Aroused Ire of Current Leader Renzi by Abstaining in Virulently Anti-Israel UNESCO Vote
Italy’s top diplomat, who was just appointed by outgoing Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to replace him as head of the government, is “friendly to Israel like...
UNESCO Adopts Second Resolution Denying Jewish Ties to Jerusalem Holy Sites
JNS.org - The United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee adopted a controversial resolution Wednesday that ignores Jewish and Christian ties...
Post-UNESCO Resolution Blues
During the festival of Sukkot, UNESCO passed a resolution disconnecting Jews from their holiest site, the Temple Mount. Despite the resolution, some 70,000 Jews thronged...
Jews and Christians Rejoicing Over the Sukkot Holiday Drowned Out the Foolish, Futile UNESCO Resolution
UNESCO chose a rather odd time to ratify its resolution against Israel’s “occupation of Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif” and Jerusalem’s Old City. The declaration, which was initially...
Italian Prime Minister: UNESCO Jerusalem Resolution ‘Shocking,’ Next Time Will Vote Against
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke over the weekend with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who harshly criticized the United Nations Educational, Scientific...
In Wake of UNESCO Resolution, Lawmakers From 17 Countries Sign Document Demanding International Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
JNS.org -- Lawmakers from 17 countries signed a declaration Thursday calling for "international recognition of Jerusalem as the undivided, eternal capital of the state of Israel." The move...
Mexico Fires UNESCO Envoy Over Objection to Resolution Ignoring Jewish Ties to Temple Mount
JNS.org - Mexico on Wednesday dismissed its envoy to UNESCO over his objection to the UN body's recent resolution that ignored the Jewish connection to the Temple...
UNESCO Postpones Vote on Resolution That Ignores Jewish Ties to Temple Mount
JNS.org - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) decided Sunday to postpone a vote on a resolution that would have referred to the...
UNESCO Postpones Vote on Controversial Resolution About Jewish Ties to Jerusalem
The UN’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) delayed Tuesday a controversial vote on a draft resolution that would challenge Jewish historical ties to the...
Leading Jewish Group Seeks to Keep Holocaust Programming Away From UNESCO
A major Jewish human rights group and other organizers of an annual Holocaust essay competition moved this year's event from its usual venue at UNESCO headquarters in the French capital...
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...
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...
