Alexander Vatutin, 5.11.2011, 15:59, UNESCO's decision to grant its fully-fledged membership to Palestine has proved a litmus paper test showing the international community’s stand on the Arab nation in question. While
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most UNESCO members voted in favour of the Palestinians’ membership bid, the United States, Israel, Canada and several other countries have now declared a boycott against UNESCO.For there is no other way to describe the decision to withdraw funding from UNESCO by those opposed to Palestine’s integration into the UN. Given that the next organization that Palestine is going to seek membership of is the World Health Organization, the United States may again be tempted to economize by withdrawing its funding from the WHO. Historically, the United States has borne the brunt of UN funding, which is basically correct, since the US is world’s richest nation and it’s only fair that it pays the most. But it’s hardly acceptable that they are using their position to blackmail the international community. It would have been a far more reasonable thing to do if instead, they tried to understand the reasons behind the Palestinians’ attempt to integrate into the United Nations, and why most countries are prepared to vote for Palestine’s admission both to UNESCO and the Untied Nations. This is what Professor Irina Zviagelskaya of the Institute for Oriental Studies has to say on this. Tags: World, Canada, Commentary, Politics, UNESCO, Palestine , US, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Читать далее, Source: Voice of Russia.
