The U.S. and Israel formally left UNESCO in 2019, but President Biden made it a priority shortly after taking office to rejoin the body, which the U.S. did in early 2023.
Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Gilad Erdan explains why he protested the Iranian president's speech and discusses Biden’s meeting with Israel’s prime minister, on ‘FOX & Friends.’World Heritage site"UNESCO’s recent decision regarding the ruins of Jericho is yet another example of the Palestinians’ continued attempt to erase Jewish history and exploit the U.N.
Israel’s foreign ministry released a statement on Sunday immediately following the vote, announcing plans to work with allies and reverse what it calls a"distorted" decision.Israel’s Ambassador to the U.N. Gilad Erdan holds up a sign stating 'Iranian Women Deserve Freedom Now' seconds after Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi began addressing world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly on September 19, 2023, in New York City.
Tell es-Sultan archeological near Jericho, West Bank, site is seen Sunday, September 17, 2023. A U.N. conference voted Sunday to list the site as a World Heritage Site within the Palestinian Authority, a decision likely to anger Israel, which controls the territory and does not recognize a Palestinian state.shortly after taking office, completing the process in July 2023.
Tell es-Sultan archeological near Jericho, West Bank, site is seen Sunday, September 17, 2023. A U.N. conference voted Sunday to list the site as a World Heritage Site within the Palestinian Authority, a decision likely to anger Israel, which controls the territory and does not recognize a Palestinian state.Tell es-Sultan, an oval-shaped mound, contains evidence of one of humanity’s first-known villages and an important Bronze-Age town dating back to 2600 B.C.
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