Like the Austro-Hungarian Empire during its decline - when, in its death throes, it proclaimed its glory by awarding gilded tin medals of honor and titles of "baron" to all and sundry - now UNESCO, the United Nations organization in charge of world culture, is filling the planet with so-called World Heritage sites. Several of these places - such as Yellowstone Park or the Grand Canyon, in the United...
Why UNESCO recognition of the Church of Nativity shouldn't worry Israel
When UNESCO awarded Bethlehem's Church of Nativity World Heritage status, it made the Palestinians happy and prompted Israel to pull a long face.
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