Posts Tagged: UNESCO
Mexico Ex-Diplomat Roemer, Accused of Rape, Arrested in Israel Ahead of Possible Extradition
Former Mexican diplomat Andres Roemer, who has been accused of sexual abuse and rape, has been arrested in Israel ahead of his possible extradition, authorities...
UNESCO Names Medieval Jewish Town Center in Germany as World Heritage Site
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added the medieval Jewish town center of Erfurt in Germany to its World Heritage List. The...
Is UNESCO Going to Erase Jewish History From Another Israeli City?
When the United States rejoined the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in July of this year, there was some cautious optimism that...
The US Needs to Use Its Influence on UNESCO to Counter Anti-Israel Bias
After a six year absence, the United States has rejoined the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which it dramatically left in 2017...
UNESCO Votes to Readmit United States After Withdrawal Over Anti-Israel Bias
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Friday voted to readmit the United States after it had withdrawn over the body’s anti-Israel...
UNRWA Leads to a Path of Violence for Israel, Not Peace
When UNWRA (the United Nations Relief and Work Agency) was formed In December 1949, it was supposed to temporarily tend to the needs of the...
Congress Passes $1.7 Trillion Omnibus; Jewish Groups Tout Billions for American Jewish Community, Israel
The House of Representatives Friday afternoon passed a massive $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill, which includes billions of dollars in expenditures supporting Israel and the...
In First, UNESCO Grants World Heritage Status to ‘Jerusalem on the Rhine,’ Jewish Cultural Sites in Germany
UNESCO added to its list of world heritage sites Jewish cultural centers in Germany for their role as the cradles of European Jewish culture and...
To Fight Holocaust Denial, Facebook Searches of Key Words in 12 Languages Will Prompt Authoritative Info
Facebook users searching for information about the Holocaust in 12 languages, including German, Arabic and Chinese, will now be directed to authoritative information on an...
An Open Letter to UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay
Madam Director-General, In the 28 years of the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s NGO accreditation to UNESCO, it came as a shock to learn in February 2020 from...
Yemen’s UNESCO-Listed Old Sanaa Houses Collapse in Heavy Rains
Houses in Yemen's UNESCO-listed Old City of Sanaa are collapsing under heavy rains, as months of floods and storms assail a country already reeling from war,...
The Theft of Childhood: Protecting Our Children From Ideological Warfare
Around the world, millions of childhoods are under threat from war. Sadly, this isn’t a new phenomenon. Protecting children isn’t something that humankind has historically...
Israeli, Palestinian Institutes Join Forces to Counter Radicalization in PA Curriculum
Two Jerusalem-based institutes are joining forces in an effort to encourage the Palestinian Authority (PA) to stamp out incitement and violent themes in its school...
Why the US and Israel Were Right to Leave UNESCO
In October 2016, UNESCO’s executive board ratified a resolution that attempted to erase 3,000 years of Jewish religious history in Jerusalem. The resolution was drafted by...
