Bar-Ilan mulls cutting UNESCO ties over Jerusalem resolution

Bar-Ilan University near Tel Aviv says it will consider whether to sever ties with UNESCO to protest its resolution effectively rejecting Jewish and Christian ties to Jerusalem holy sites.

Bar-Ilan University (photo credit: CC-BY Avishai Teicher/Wikimedia Commons) — An illustrative photo of the Bar-Ilan University campus (CC-BY Avishai Teicher/Wikimedia Commons)

The university works closely with UNESCO on educational projects on tolerance and peace, including workshops, research and conferences.

“The decision by UNESCO, which denies Jewish connection to the holy places in Jerusalem, runs contrary to engaging in education for peace and tolerance, and even exceeds hostile positions on Israel previously adopted by the organization,” Bar-Ilan says in a statement, according to Walla.