Israel to leave UNESCO

Israel will leave the UN’s cultural body, UNESCO, it was announced Friday.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu instructed the Israeli ambassador to UNESCO, Carmel Shama Hacohen, to hand in a letter in which Israel formally withdraws from the organization.

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