Tag: UNESCO
UNESCO: Jericho ruins a ‘World Heritage Site in Palestine’
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) voted on Sunday to recognize ancient ruins near Jericho as a “World Heritage Site in Palestine."
The Tell es-Sultan site contains prehistoric ruins dating back to...
UNESCO vote highlights continued UN bias against Israel
Most people know the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization through its eponymous and popular designation of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. By UNESCO's own definition, "World Heritage sites belong to all the peoples of the...
Israeli officials make first public appearance in Riyadh
An Israeli delegation attended a meeting of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Riyadh on Monday, marking the first public appearance by Israeli officials in Saudi Arabia.
"We are happy to be...
Rediscovering the graves of three ‘esteemed’ Moroccan rabbis after 60 years
The tombs of three celebrated 17th- and 18th-century rabbis—Jacob Ben Malca, Hasday Almosnino and Jacob Marrache—have been rediscovered after more than 60 years at a cemetery in Tétouan in northern Morocco.
Renewed knowledge of the...
Giving ‘progressive’ antisemites the benefit of the doubt
Can you oppose antisemitism while at the same time make common cause with Jew-haters, their organizations and the ideas that propel them forward? The answer from the Biden administration and their allies that control...
Rep Mark Green: Rejoining UNESCO ‘undermines’ US-Israel relationship
The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization announced on June 12 that the United States plans to rejoin the body in July and pay more than $600 million in back payments. Washington had withdrawn from UNESCO...
Holocaust audio archive at Jewish Museum Berlin now UNESCO ‘World Heritage’
As of this month, the Jewish Museum Berlin is home to a collection of objects that is listed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Memory of the World Register.
The original 16mm and restored...
EU Parliament condemns PA textbooks over incitement
The European Parliament has passed a decision condemning the Palestinian Authority for extremist incitement in its school textbooks, Ynet reported on Saturday. The books are produced with E.U. funding.
The decision called for a rapid removal of...
B’nai B’rith releases new guide on growing threat of online anti-Semitism
B’nai B’rith International and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, in partnership with UNESCO, have published a guide on how to assess and combat online anti-Semitism.
B’nai B’rith International said on Thursday that “as the online...
World ORT launches STEM project for girls in Ghana, backed by UNESCO
World ORT is leading an innovative training project in Ghana to promote computer courses led by women for young girls.
Backed by a UNESCO grant, the Women STEM Trainers program in the coastal town of...