WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is cutting off funding for the U.N. cultural agency since it approved a Palestinian bid for complete membership.State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland says Monday’s ballot triggers a extended-standing congressional restriction on funding to U.N. bodies that recognize Palestine as a state before an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal is reached.Nuland says UNESCO’s choice was “regrettable, premature and undermines our shared goal to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace” between Israelis and Palestinians.Glance at More…
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