Audrey Azoulay, the Director General of the UN’s culture and education organization UNESCO, confirmed on Friday that Israel has formally notified the body of its withdrawal from the organization.
In a statement quoted by AFP, Azoulay, UNESCO’s first Jewish head, said she had been officially notified that Israel would leave on December 31, 2018.
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