Likud MK to protest Moscow’s UNESCO vote during Russia trip

6 November 2016, 5:49 pm

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Likud MK and former Shin Bet chief Avi Dichter says he will protest in the Russian parliament over Moscow’s vote for a UNESCO resolution effectively rejecting Jewish and Christian ties to holy sites in Jerusalem.

Likud parliament member Avi Dichter. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

“Russia is a friend and partner for Israel,” Dichter says, according to a statement sent out by his office. “However, it is important for me to set the record straight: We view the UNESCO decision supported by the Russians as scandalous and unacceptable.”

Dichter, who chairs the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, arrived in Moscow this morning at the head of an Israeli delegation visiting the Russian capital to mark 25 years of bilateral ties.

— Judah Ari Gross