U.S. Makes UNESCO Pay for Admitting Palestinians

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2011 Israeli Ambassador Nimrod Barkan huffed and puffed after his country's Palestinian colony was admitted into the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday. Washington, bound by law, promised to cut off all U.S. funding for the organization, whose mission "is to contribute to the building of peace." (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )