In a written statement before the
meeting, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, blamed Hamas for the violence.
UNESCO is a body that continually rewrites history, including by erasing the Jewish connection to Jerusalem. It is corrupted and manipulated by Israel's enemies and continually singles out the only Jewish state for condemnation. We are not going to be a
member of an organization that deliberately acts against us,” Danon told The Times of Israel, on Monday.