The executive board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); tonight adopted an Arab-sponsored resolution condemning Israel for alleged violations of former UNESCO resolutions on culture and education in the occupied territories. The board also decided to include this subject on the agenda of the organization’s general conference due to take place next year.
The United States and most West European countries, including France, West Germany and Britain voted against the resolution but it was carried with a vote of 20-10 with 11 abstentions, Israel has observer status on the board which consists of the representatives of the 44 member states.
The resolution, sponsored by Morocco, Sudan, Iraq, Libya and Jordan, “condemns the Israeli authorities for their continual violations of the resolutions and decisions of the general conference and the executive board.” It also raps Israel for alleged “infringements of the recognized immunities and privileges of UNESCO,” a reference to Israel’s decision to boycott the UNESCO mission sent to Investigate conditions In East Jerusalem.
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