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The onslaught against the Jews is endless, constant; the evil that eats at men's souls. UNESCO against the Jews Special: UN’s cultural body seems to be engaged in inquisition-like campaign against Israel Giulio Meotti Published: 07.19.11 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted a decision calling on Israel to immediately cease all archaeological works in the Old City of Jerusalem. In particular, UNESCO, one of the UN’s most prominent and influential agencies, attacked the renovation of the Mughrabi Bridge that links the Western Wall plaza and Temple Mount. The decision, initiated and promoted by Arab states, was...

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Friday slammed world culture organization UNESCO's decision to characterize the site of Rachel's Tomb as a Muslim mosque. "The attempt to separate the nation of Israel from its cultural heritage is absurd," said the prime minister. A statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office read, "It is unfortunate that an organization that was established with the goal of promoting the cultural preservation of historical sites around the world, is attempting due to political reasons to uproot the connection between the nation of Israel and its cultural heritage."

Global Commission on International Migration The United Nations and US Immigration Policy Growing disparities in standards of living are driving workers from the world’s poorest countries to cross national borders in search of better opportunities. The United States is not alone among the developed countries in having to deal with the consequences - large inflows of illegal immigrants from less developed countries. However, the way we deal with the approximately 11 million such individuals, who are already residing here — many from neighboring Mexico - is nobody’s business but our own. It is the American economy that provides some of...