US announces withdrawal from UNESCO, cites ‘anti-Israel bias
Oct 12, 2017 9:20:29 GMT -5
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US announces withdrawal from UNESCO, cites ‘anti-Israel bias’
By Agencies and TOI staff October 12, 2017
The United States announced Thursday that it is withdrawing from the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), citing financial considerations, the need for reform and the organization’s “continuing anti-Israel bias.”
In a statement, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said that the decision was “not taken lightly and reflects US concerns with mounting arrears at UNESCO, the need for fundamental reform within the organization and continuing anti-Israel bias at UNESCO.”
Nauert said Washington would establish an “observer mission” to replace its representation at the Paris-based agency.
The withdrawal will take effect on December 31, 2018.
The head of UNESCO Irina Bokova voiced “profound regret” over the decision, which she called a “loss to multilateralism.”
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Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, said UNESCO has become a forum for Israel-bashing and had forgotten its original purpose. It was now “paying the price” for the “shameful” decisions it has adopted against Israel, he said, citing “a new era” dawning at the UN in which “anti-Israel discrimination” has consequences.
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www.timesofisrael.com/us-withdraws-from-unesco-citing-anti-israel-bias/
By Agencies and TOI staff October 12, 2017
The United States announced Thursday that it is withdrawing from the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), citing financial considerations, the need for reform and the organization’s “continuing anti-Israel bias.”
In a statement, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said that the decision was “not taken lightly and reflects US concerns with mounting arrears at UNESCO, the need for fundamental reform within the organization and continuing anti-Israel bias at UNESCO.”
Nauert said Washington would establish an “observer mission” to replace its representation at the Paris-based agency.
The withdrawal will take effect on December 31, 2018.
The head of UNESCO Irina Bokova voiced “profound regret” over the decision, which she called a “loss to multilateralism.”
...
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, said UNESCO has become a forum for Israel-bashing and had forgotten its original purpose. It was now “paying the price” for the “shameful” decisions it has adopted against Israel, he said, citing “a new era” dawning at the UN in which “anti-Israel discrimination” has consequences.
read full article
www.timesofisrael.com/us-withdraws-from-unesco-citing-anti-israel-bias/
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