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UNESCO Adds Contested West Bank Archaeological Site, Lebanese Castles to World Heritage List
Israel’s Foreign Ministry urged the committee to reject calls to inscribe the West Bank town of Sebastia, characterizing its nomination as a “weaponization of cultural heritage.”
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Israel’s Foreign Ministry urged the committee to reject calls to inscribe the West Bank town of Sebastia, characterizing its nomination as a “weaponization of cultural heritage.”
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According to ARTnews’s linked report, UNESCO Adds Contested West Bank Archaeological Site, Lebanese Castles to World Heritage List, Israel’s Foreign Ministry urged the committee to reject calls to inscribe the West Bank town of Sebastia, characterizing its nomination as a “weaponization of cultural heritage.”
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