Το Ισραήλ πάγωσε την βοήθεια προς την Ουνέσκο, λόγω της αποδοχής τής Παλαιστίνης ως μέλους της
Ρalestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki (L) and Palestinian ambassador to UNESCO Elias Sanbar attend a news conference during the 36th session of UNESCO’s onference in Paris October 31, 2011.
Ο Νετανιάχου αποφάσισε να παγώσει τα 2 εκατομμύρια δολάρια της ετήσιας πολιτιστικής βοήθειας του Ισραήλ προς την Ουνέσκο. Το Ισραήλ αποφάσισε την Τρίτη να επισπευσθεί η ανέγερση οικισμών στη Δυτική Όχθη σε απάντηση για την προσχώρηση της Παλαιστινιακής Αρχής στην UNESCO.
By Barak Ravid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided Thursday to freeze funding to UNESCO after it had granted the Palestinians membership on Monday.
Israel transfers some $2 million to the UN cultural body yearly. A source in the Prime Minister’s Office said that Netanyahu instructed to transfer those funds to initiatives working toward regional cooperation.
Netanyahu’s decision came after a recommendation by Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz.
«These moves, such as accepting the Palestinians into UNESCO, will not advance peace but will only drive it farther away,» Netanyahu said. «The only way to reach peace is through direct negotiations without preconditions.»
On Tuesday, Netanyahu and his forum of eight senior ministers decided to expedite settlement construction in the West Bank as a part of wider sanctions Israel decided to impose on the Palestinian Authority after UNESCO granted it membership on Monday.
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