World Jewish Congress denounces UNESCO cancelation of Israel exhibit

2014. január 23 11:20

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 23 January 2014

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World Jewish Congress denounces UNESCO cancelation of Israel exhibit

“This cancelation of a long-planned exhibit is an outrageous political manipulation of a cultural event,” said WJC President Ronald S. Lauder.

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