The United States is withholding funding from UNESCO because UNESCO has admitted Palestine to membership. In the 1970s the United States withheld funding from UNESCO because UNESCO denied membership to Israel. Apparently that tactic worked, and Israel was restored to membership after a couple of years. Palestine has been an observer at UNESCO, with voice if not vote in UNESCO forums. The ability for Arabs and Israelis to discuss issues with relative civility in those forums appears to have been fairly useful, and I hope that Palestine and Israel will find joint membership in UNESCO useful for peaceful solution of issues, now that it is a fact. Certainly, my heart goes out to the Palestinian people who have suffered so long. The second of these videos illustrates a modest but useful UNESCO program to help the Palestinians.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Two Videos from UNESCO on Palestine
The United States is withholding funding from UNESCO because UNESCO has admitted Palestine to membership. In the 1970s the United States withheld funding from UNESCO because UNESCO denied membership to Israel. Apparently that tactic worked, and Israel was restored to membership after a couple of years. Palestine has been an observer at UNESCO, with voice if not vote in UNESCO forums. The ability for Arabs and Israelis to discuss issues with relative civility in those forums appears to have been fairly useful, and I hope that Palestine and Israel will find joint membership in UNESCO useful for peaceful solution of issues, now that it is a fact. Certainly, my heart goes out to the Palestinian people who have suffered so long. The second of these videos illustrates a modest but useful UNESCO program to help the Palestinians.
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