The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has told Sputnik it laments that Washington has decided to quit UNESCO over “anti-Israel bias,” but noted that the organization will keep operating. “We lament the move, which is highly political in an organization that intends to limit its scope of operation and focuses on the ...
The United States announced Thursday that it is to withdraw from the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization, accusing the body of “anti-Israel bias.” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Washington would establish an “observer mission” to replace its representation at the Paris-based agency.
