UNESCO

October 23, 2016

Debunking the UNESCO/media myth that Israel is trying to destroy al-Aqsa

In a new essay at Tablet, Shany Mor argues that though UNESCO was rightly criticized for passing a r...

October 16, 2016

When Jesus ‘stormed the al-Aqsa mosque’

As far as UNESCO is concerned, the site where once the Jewish temples stood – and where the Christ...

October 16, 2016

BBC report on UNESCO row marred by lack of context and previous omission

On October 14th the BBC News website published an article on its Middle East page about reactions to...

October 2, 2016

BBC R4 programme on UNESCO omits negation of Jewish heritage

A programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on September 26th under the title “UNESCO: 70 Years of Pe...

November 1, 2015

No BBC News follow up on Temple Mount ‘tensions’ story

On October 24th BBC News told visitors to its website’s Middle East page that “Israel an...

November 9, 2013

BBC continues to promote Israeli building as sole impediment to peace talks

The link to an article which appeared on the Middle East page of the BBC News website on November 8t...

April 26, 2013

Limits to BBC interest in Middle East historical sites

In recent weeks the BBC has produced several reports with an archaeological theme. In February the J...

November 15, 2011

UNESCO feigns outrage over satirical Ha’aretz cartoon

For a body supposedly dealing with the subject of culture, UNESCO has shown remarkably little apprec...

November 3, 2011

Facts about UNESCO’s silence regarding Arab desecration of Jewish holy places the Guardian censored

This is cross posted at Point of No Return, by bataween The Palestinians are celebrating their admi...