Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's message to UNESCO: Stop practicing antisemitism

"PM Netanyahu declined an invitation from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to participate in a conference on antisemitism at the United Nations on September 26 2018.

Prime Minister Netanyahu issued the following statement:

While I commend all efforts to combat antisemitism, I have decided not to participate in this week's UNESCO conference on antisemitism due to the organization's persistent and egregious bias against Israel.

Since 2009, UNESCO has passed 71 resolutions condemning Israel and only 2 resolutions condemning all other countries combined.

This is simply outrageous.

The mark of antisemitism was once singling out the Jewish people for slander and condemnation.

The mark of antisemitism today is singling out the Jewish state for slander and condemnation.

If UNESCO wants to remove this mark of shame, it must do more than host a conference on antisemitism. It must stop practicing antisemitism..."