U.S. Pulls All Funding for UNESCO After Sweeping Vote to Support Palestinian Membership
(Multimedia) In an emotional—and largely symbolic—move, the United Nations cultural organization known as UNESCO overwhelmingly voted to grant membership to the Palestinians, despite opposition from the United States and Israel. Now the United States says it will cancel a $60 million payment due in November to the U.N. body. Membership dues paid by the U.S. account for about a fifth of UNESCO's annual budget. The U.S. is also threatening to veto any Palestinian ... Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu



Sometimes it seems that (through their extremely powerful lobby) Israel is more our master then our ally.