Israel will cease participation in cultural events directly linked to UNESCO, the Israel UNESCO Committee decided here yesterday together with Education Minister Aharon Yadlin, The move is in protest against the UNESCO General Conference’s anti-Israel resolutions adopted last month.
Although the Committee called on Israeli artists and scientists to boycott UNESCO-sponsored events, it carefully avoided calling for Israel’s withdrawal from the many international cultural bodies and events which have leas direct links with UNESCO.
The Committee at the same time called on world figures and other national UNESCO committees to join in the struggle to nullify the UNESCO General Conference resolutions. Foreign Ministry sources stressed that Israel was not contemplating withdrawing its membership or subscription from UNESCO.
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