How UNESCO Encourages Antisemitism

"UNESCO denies Israel's very right to exist, a fact that its defenders would do well to acknowledge if they are serious about reforming the agency...

UNESCO claims that it aims to 'contribute to the building of peace,' and lists 'fostering cultural diversity' and 'intercultural dialogue' as some of its top objectives. But as the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) and others have documented, UNESCO has engaged in political warfare against Israel, seeking to delegitimize the Jewish state and erase the Jewish people's historical connection to their ancestral homeland.

For example, on April 15, 2016, UNESCO adopted a resolution that removed any Jewish historical ties to the Temple Mount and the Western Wall area in Jerusalem, referring to the former as the 'al-Aqsa Mosque/al-Haram al-Sharif,' and the latter as 'al-Buraq Plaza.' The Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism. The existence of both structures - as verified by archaeologists - predates the founding of Islam by hundreds of years. UNESCO not only sought to strip these holy sites of their Jewish identity, but condemned Jewish visits and policing of the sites.

That politically-motivated resolution is just one of many in UNESCO's campaign against Israel. By singling out Israel for opprobrium - including during a period in which Islamists are targeting ancient sites throughout the world - UNESCO continually shows its bias...

Simply put, UNESCO does not consider Jewish culture and heritage worthy of protection."