The Times of Israel reports: For the first time in years, the United Nations cultural arm will likely not pass any anti-Israel resolutions at its major summit this week, in what would amount to a significant diplomatic victory for Jerusalem.
As they have done a number of times annually in past years, several Arab nations in the UN’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization drafted two resolutions condemning Israel for various actions in Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights and elsewhere.
But as a result of intense Israeli and American lobbying, no such texts will be voted on during UNESCO’s 202nd Executive Board meeting, which starts Monday in Paris. Instead, two resolutions pushing off the aforementioned proposals for six months are expected to be passed unanimously.
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