US cuts UNESCO funding

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**biccat**

The story

The Obama administration on Monday cut off funding for the U.N. cultural agency, after its member countries defied an American warning and approved a Palestinian bid for full membership in the body.

The lopsided vote to admit Palestine as a member of UNESCO, which only the United States and 13 other countries opposed, triggered a long-standing congressional ban on U.S. funding to U.N. bodies that recognize Palestine as a state before an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal is reached. The State Department said a $60 million payment to UNESCO scheduled for November would not be made as a result, and U.S. officials warned of a "cascade" effect at other U.N. bodies that might follow UNESCO's lead.

The US had threatened to refuse to finance UNESCO if they went through with the vote, and I'm glad to see that the administration has finally decided to follow through and take a position on this issue.

We'll see how long this lasts.

**Frazzled**

biccat wrote:The story

The Obama administration on Monday cut off funding for the U.N. cultural agency, after its member countries defied an American warning and approved a Palestinian bid for full membership in the body.

The lopsided vote to admit Palestine as a member of UNESCO, which only the United States and 13 other countries opposed, triggered a long-standing congressional ban on U.S. funding to U.N. bodies that recognize Palestine as a state before an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal is reached. The State Department said a $60 million payment to UNESCO scheduled for November would not be made as a result, and U.S. officials warned of a "cascade" effect at other U.N. bodies that might follow UNESCO's lead.

The US had threatened to refuse to finance UNESCO if they went through with the vote, and I'm glad to see that the administration has finally decided to follow through and take a position on this issue.

We'll see how long this lasts.

Actually they didn't. The administration noted that its experts analyzed the law and couldn't find a way around it. They would have if they could have.
Reminds me of this:

**Albatross**

I for one wish the Palestinian people the very best of luck.

**ShumaGorath**

I love how many strings come attached with doing the right thing these days. It's sickening that we're still fighting to keep Palestinians down in the year 2011.

**Jihadin**

Well...going to be quite a bit of "war" criminals accusation flying now

**Frazzled**

What do you call the US cutting off UNESCO funding? A good start.