Haaretz reports that Israel is “reconsidering” its future cooperation with UNESCO and “rejects” its decision to grant full membership to the Palestinians. The Israeli foreign ministry released a statement saying that the move “further removes the possibility for a peace agreement” between Israel and the Palestinians.
Israel is still smarting over the Palestinian bid for UN membership, officially launched in September, and has cited that as a reason to resist making further concessions to the Palestinian Authority or offering it confidence-building measures.
Israel was one of the 14 members to vote against Palestinian membership.
