Shama-Hacohen handed the replica to UNESCO’s outgoing director-general Irina Bokova, who, in her speech, offered a more subtle critique of one-sided anti-Israel resolutions passed routinely by her organization’s member states.I'm sure Ms. Bokova was in on the joke. Too bad she's stepping down next month.
Background on the recent and often unhelpful UNESCO resolutions mentioned in the article is here and links.
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