> There is no context that justifies UNESCO focussing on criticism of Israel's self defence, as opposed to focussing on Hamas's attrocity that started the war (or Putin etc)
Sure there is. Only one is still actively happening, and it's the one that's killed 20-60x as many civilians, depending on whose estimates you follow.
> There is no context that justifies UNESCO rebranding Jewish holy places as “Palestinian World Heritage sites.” Jews existed in the region for more than a thousand years before the violent Islamic conquest and colonisation.
The context there is simple; quite a few places are holy to more than one religion. Some are holy to Palestinians; some are in Palestinian territories, like the Church of the Nativity.
==There is no context that justifies Hamas using schools as weapons hubs.==
Hamas isn't a part of UNESCO, nor should they be. I don't think we should let the KKK, Proud Boys, or Gatekeepers into UNESCO either based on their domestic terror activities.
amendegree|7 months ago
cbeach|7 months ago
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ceejayoz|7 months ago
Sure there is. Only one is still actively happening, and it's the one that's killed 20-60x as many civilians, depending on whose estimates you follow.
> There is no context that justifies UNESCO rebranding Jewish holy places as “Palestinian World Heritage sites.” Jews existed in the region for more than a thousand years before the violent Islamic conquest and colonisation.
The context there is simple; quite a few places are holy to more than one religion. Some are holy to Palestinians; some are in Palestinian territories, like the Church of the Nativity.
supplied_demand|7 months ago
Hamas isn't a part of UNESCO, nor should they be. I don't think we should let the KKK, Proud Boys, or Gatekeepers into UNESCO either based on their domestic terror activities.