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Op-Ed via Foreign Policy

Can Palestinians advance their rights through UNESCO?

By  Valentina Azarova, Nidal Sliman on November 11, 2013

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In a recent policy brief Al-Shabaka guest author Valentina Azarov and Policy Member Nidal Sliman set out the practical advantages of Palestinian UNESCO membership; then they published this follow-up article at Foreign Policy's blog "The Middle East Channel"...

"Fully engaged in U.S.-sponsored peace talks with Israel, the Palestinians have sidelined alternative strategies to achieve their rights, including their right to self-determination. As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has recently affirmed, Palestinian negotiators have pledged not to contest the Israeli occupation through the United Nations during the period of negotiations. However, not all roads are blocked. By leveraging Palestine's existing, hard-won membership in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Palestinians could take action to combat the Israeli occupation and expanding settlement enterprise. Their task may be facilitated by the United States and Israel's recent loss of voting rights in the UNESCO General Conference -- a development stemming from the two countries' refusal to pay membership dues since Palestine became a member in October 2011."

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