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69 years after joining, Israel formally leaves UNESCO
[IsraelTimes] UN cultural agency’s efforts to convince Washington and Jerusalem fail; ’we aren’t going to be a member of an organization that deliberately acts against us,’ Israeli envoy says.In October 2017, mere days after the US administration announced its withdrawal from UNESCO due to, among other things, its alleged obsession with Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that he was following the US lead. The withdrawal went into effect at midnight Gay Paree time (1 a.m. in Israel). Posted by: trailing wife 2019-01-01 |
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