Posts Tagged: UNESCO World Heritage Committee
First-Ever Official Israeli Delegation in Saudi for UNESCO Summit
i24 News - In a groundbreaking development, a delegation from the Israeli Foreign Ministry and Antiquities Authority has arrived in Riyadh to take part in...
UNESCO Has Blood on Its Hands
The following is a transcript of a speech delivered by Dr. Shimon Samuels -- the director of International Relations for the Simon Wiesenthal Center --...
Israel Denounces UNESCO Vote That Called Jewish State an ‘Occupying Power’
JNS.org - The United Nations cultural body UNESCO Tuesday passed on Tuesday a resolution condemning Israel’s activity in the Old City of Jerusalem, in the...
UN Ambassador Haley Slams Upcoming UNESCO Hebron Vote as ‘Wasted Symbolic Action,’ Urges Focus on ‘Precious Sites Under Real Threat of Destruction’
The US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, has strongly criticized the Palestinian campaign for the Tomb of the Patriarchs and the Old City in the West...
Palestinians Asks UNESCO to Declare Old City of Hebron, Including Cave of the Patriarchs, a World Heritage Site
JNS.org - The Palestinian Authority (PA) is requesting that UNESCO recognize Hebron’s Cave of the Patriarchs, one of the holiest sites in Judaism, as a...