U.S. Will Withhold Funds For U.N. Agency After Vote to Grant Membership to Palestinians
Was it a matter that the US has no clout anymore or Obama played games by giving support to the Palestinians and then withdrawing it?
Read more: U.S. Will Withhold Funds For U.N. Agency After Vote To Grant Membership To Palestinians | Fox NewsThe United States will not pay $60 million to a U.N. cultural and educational agency after it voted Monday to accept the Palestinian mission as a full member, triggering a U.S. requirement to cut off funds.
"We are not going to be able to continue contributing to the budget," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said. "Palestinian membership as a state in UNESCO triggers longstanding legislative restrictions which will compel the United States to refrain from making contributions to UNESCO."
Washington is required by law to cut off funding to any U.N. agency if the Palestinian Liberation Organization is granted membership in any group at the international body.
Was it a matter that the US has no clout anymore or Obama played games by giving support to the Palestinians and then withdrawing it?