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

Dore Gold delivers the ADC Gandel Oration. Photo: Wayne Taylor

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

UNESCO'S newly elected director-general, Audrey Azoulay, is Jewish. Photo: AP Photo/Michel Euler

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

Peta Credlin speaking about her Rambam Israel study tour experience at an AIJAC debriefing luncheon last week. Photo: Shane Desiatnik

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

The Ibrahimi Mosque built adjacent to the Cave of the Patriarchs

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

People praying at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, Jan. 12, 2017. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

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.

A view of the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. Photo: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images.

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

The program culminates in a week-long study tour of Israel.

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.