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Netanyahu to boycott UNESCO anti-Semitism conference

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Published: 28 September 2018

Last updated: 4 March 2024

PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU on Wednesday harshly criticised UNESCO, shunning an event it organised and making plain that Israel will not reconsider last year’s decision to withdraw from it.

Netanyahu, who is currently in New York to attend the UN General Assembly, was invited to participate in a UNESCO-sponsored event on anti-Semitism. He initially considered attending and meeting UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay there, but eventually decided to boycott the event.

“While I commend all efforts to combat anti-Semitism, I have decided not to participate in this week’s UNESCO conference on anti-Semitism due to the organisation’s persistent and egregious bias against Israel,” he said in a statement.

FULL STORY PM boycotts UNESCO anti-Semitism event, confirms Israel will leave organisation (Times of Israel)

Photo: UNESCO building (Unesco)
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