Decision indicates Palestinians' use of UNESCO and politicisation of organisation, says Israeli Foreign Ministry.
Tourists visit the pre-historic site of Tell al-Sultan, near the Palestinian city of Jericho in the occupied West Bank on September 17, 2023, which was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List on the same day. / Photo: AFP
Israel opposed the organisation's admission of Palestine as a member state in 2011 and withdrew from the organisation in 2019, claiming that UNESCO was biased. UNESCO, which refers to the site as Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan, took pains to clarify that the two are distinct. Historical heritage has long been among the many flashpoints in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with both sides using archaeology and conservation to demonstrate what they say is their own unique connection to the Holy Land.
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