Maloney condemns UNESCO vote to grant membership to Palestinians

New York, NY – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) expressed strong disapproval of today’s decision by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to grant membership to the Palestinians:

"Unfortunately, the UNESCO vote increases the likelihood that peace in the Middle East will remain elusive. UNESCO’s vote gives the Palestinians the privileges of a state, although the Palestinians themselves have not done the work of actually establishing a state. This move preserves the existing tensions between Israelis and Palestinians and makes it much less likely that direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians will resume any time soon.”