Israel cuts UN payment by $1 million over UNESCO vote

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will cut its required payment to the United Nations by $1 million following the adoption of a UNESCO resolution that rejects Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem.

“The outrageous UNESCO decision and this kind of harassment has a price,” Netanyahu says.

In recent months, Israel slashed a total of $8 million in UN dues following what it saw as anti-Israel measures at the UN Human Rights Council and the Security Council.

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