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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Trump withdraws US from UNESCO over Palestine\u2019s admission</h1>
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<p><strong>The United States has decided to
withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) for the second time for its decision to admit
Palestine as a member state. </strong></p>
<p>White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly announced the decision in a statement on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Kelly said the reason was UNESCO's support for initiatives that are considered inconsistent with US interests.</p>
<p>"President Trump has decided to withdraw the United States from
UNESCO \u2013 which supports woke, divisive cultural and social causes that
are totally out-of-step with the commonsense policies that Americans
voted for in November," Kelly said.</p>
<p>State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce also emphasized that
remaining in UNESCO is not in its national interests, accusing the
organization of having "a globalist, ideological agenda for
international development at odds with the America First foreign
policy".</p>
<p>She went on to say that the admission of Palestine as a member state
by UNESCO is viewed as highly problematic and goes against the US
policy, contributing to an increase in anti-Israel rhetoric within the
organization.</p>
<p>UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay expressed deep regret over
Trump's decision to withdraw from the organization, but added that it
was anticipated and UNESCO has prepared for it.\u201d</p>
<p>She also noted that the agency had taken steps to diversify its
funding sources, with only approximately 8% of its budget coming from
Washington.</p>
<p>The withdrawal from the Paris-based agency is scheduled to take effect on December 31, 2026. </p>
<p>The move is a blow to UNESCO, which was founded after World War II
with the aim of promoting peace through international cooperation in
education, science, and culture.</p>
<p>The US withdrew from UNESCO during Trump\u2019s first term but rejoined under former US President Joe Biden.</p>
<p>Trump's US withdrawal from UNESCO, which went into effect in late
2018, came seven years after the Obama administration suspended funding
to UNESCO after Palestinians were admitted as a member while claiming
that the agency promoted "anti-Israeli policy."</p>
<p>The US previously withdrew from UNESCO under the Reagan
administration in 1984 because it viewed the agency as "mismanaged and
corrupt." The US rejoined in 2003, before leaving again under Trump.</p>
<p>Washington has persistently tried to block and challenge cultural
efforts by other UNESCO members based on its own worldview and
self-serving interests. It has also used its influence to represent and
defend the openly racist policies of the Zionist regime occupying
Palestine.</p>
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