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UNESCO
October 11, 2018, 12:01 am
Haley stepping down as US ambassador to the UN
NIKKI Haley, the US envoy to the United Nations and a strong defender of Israel in the world body, will leave her post by the end of this year.
August 22, 2018, 11:55 am
Libs vie for Macnamara
LAWYER Kate Ashmor is the only Jewish nominee and female among several Liberals contesting for preselection as the party's candidate for Macnamara (formerly Melbourne Ports), to be decided by the Liberals on September 2.
By
Peter Kohn
August 22, 2018, 11:41 am
Corbyn a danger to Jews, says Gold
THE views of British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn represent a new high in resurgent anti-Semitism, said Dore Gold, president of the Jerusalem Centre for Public Affairs, as he delivered the 35th Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) Gandel Oration.
By
Peter Kohn
October 19, 2017, 12:00 am
US pulls out of UNESCO, Israel set to follow
Israel has applauded America for leaving a UN agency that has become notorious for criticising the Jewish State and downplaying Jerusalem's Jewish history.
By
Nathan Jeffay
August 3, 2017, 3:37 pm
Credlin: Balance lacking in Israel coverage
“One of the most profound experiences of my life” is how Sky News political contributor Peta Credlin described being part of a Rambam study tour of Israel early last month, organised by the Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council.
By
Shane Desiatnik
July 13, 2017, 10:49 am
UNESCO’s Hebron decision an ‘affront to history’
The UN’s cultural body is being accused of rewriting history again, after declaring that Hebron is a “Palestinian World Heritage site in danger,” writes Nathan Jeffay.
By
Nathan Jeffay
May 4, 2017, 11:20 am
UNESCO votes to condemn Israel’s sovereignty in Jerusalem
The United Nations’ cultural agency voted to condemn Israel’s sovereignty in Jerusalem. UNESCO passed a resolution called “Occupied Palestine” by a vote of 22-10, with 26 countries abstaining or absent.
November 9, 2016, 1:49 pm
PA fails in Interpol bid
After two humiliating setbacks on the international stage, Israel has managed to mobilise the backing it needed to avoid a third – to the dismay of the Palestinians.
October 27, 2016, 10:25 am
Bishop ‘dismayed’ at UNESCO resolution
FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop has told the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) she is “dismayed and disappointed” at UNESCO’s draft decision.
October 20, 2016, 12:00 am
Australia urged to protest UNESCO resolution
The Australian government has been urged to denounce a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) resolution that ignores Jewish ties to the Temple Mount and Kotel.
By
Joshua Levi
October 22, 2015, 12:00 am
UNESCO Western Wall resolution condemned
COMMUNAL leaders have slammed a resolution set to be considered this week by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) that designates the Kotel as a Muslim holy site.
December 24, 2013, 12:00 am
Jeremy Jones on a Bali high
COMMUNITY stalwart Jeremy Jones provided a Jewish voice at the recent inaugural World Culture Forum (WCF) in Bali, which was established by the United Nations (UN) to foster inter-cultural understanding in the age of globalisation.
April 12, 2012, 10:00 am
Top honour for Jewish scientist
EPILEPSY expert Professor Ingrid Scheffer was named the Asia-Pacific L’Oreal-UNESCO Laureate for Women in Science at a ceremony in Paris earlier this month, a distinction she believes is a fillip for women in a male-dominated field.
November 3, 2011, 12:34 pm
Australia votes against UNESCO membership for Palestinians
THE Israeli embassy in Canberra has praised Australia for voting against a decision by the General Assembly of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to admit Palestine as a member state.
By
Gareth Narunsky
July 8, 2011, 2:26 pm
Australia defends UNESCO decision
THE Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) last week defended its decision not to vote against a recent UNESCO resolution censuring Israel over its intention to reconstruct the bridge approach to the Mughrabi Gate in Jerusalem.
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