Posted on 11/04/2011 5:40:01 AM PDT by Former Fetus
You have to hand it to the Palestinians. They decided to abandon the peace process and seek international recognition of the "State of Palestine" -- a state in a de facto state of war with Israel. And they are pursuing their goal relentlessly.
This week their efforts bore their first fruit with the UN's Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) vote to accept "Palestine" as a full state member.
It is not a coincidence that the PLO/PA decided to apply for membership for "Palestine" at UNESCO first. Since 1974 UNESCO has been an enthusiastic partner in the Palestinians' bid to erase Jewish history, heritage and culture in the Land of Israel from the historical record.
In 1974 UNESCO voted to boycott Israel and "withhold assistance from Israel in the fields of education, science and culture because of Israel's persistent alteration of historic features in Jerusalem."
UNESCO's moves to deny Jewish ties to Jerusalem and the rest of historic Israel have continued unabated ever since. For instance, in 1989 UNESCO condemned "Israel's occupation of Jerusalem" claiming it was destroying the city through "acts of interference, destruction and transformation."
In 1996 UNESCO held a symposium on Jerusalem at its Paris headquarters. No Jewish or Israeli groups were invited to participate.
Beginning in 1996, the Arab Wakf on the the Temple Mount began systematically destroying artifacts of the Second Temple. The destruction was undertaken during illegal excavations under the Temple Mount carried out in order to construct an illegal, unlicensed mosque at Solomon's Stables.
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UN and UNESCO: Stop funding them. Declare UN persona non grata. Get ‘em out of the US.
...the UN's Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) vote to accept "Palestine" as a full state member.
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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>> “UN and UNESCO: Stop funding them. Declare UN persona non grata. Get ‘em out of the US.” <<
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Talk to Noot Grinchrich about that.
We had the chance, but he blocked it.
That was probably cuz of the great wealth of scientific and cultural advancement that flows from Palestine (like the Friday the 13th virus, etc.)
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