"UNESCO's World Heritage Committee is expected to defer any controversial issues regarding Jerusalem and Hebron when it holds its annual meeting in Bahrain from June 24 to July 4, according to Israel's Ambassador Carmel Shama-Hacohen.
In past years, the committee, in a fashion similar to the UNESCO Executive Board, has also voted on resolutions disavowing Israeli sovereignty on Jerusalem. Last year the committee voted to ascribe Hebron's Old Town, including the Tomb of the Patriarchs, to the Palestinian Authority.
But this year, an agreement has been reached by which the committee won't approve any controversial texts regarding either city; any such texts will be deferred until next year's annual meeting...
Both the United States and Israel are expected to withdraw from UNESCO at the end of this year to protest the organization's anti-Israel bias, particularly with regard to its resolution on Jerusalem..."