Breaking News: The Trump administration is withdrawing from Unesco, the U.N. cultural organization, citing unpaid dues and the group's "anti-Israel bias"

The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it would withdraw from Unesco, the United Nations cultural organization, after years of America distancing itself because of what it saw as the group’s “anti-Israel bias.”

“This decision was not taken lightly,” according to a State Department statement on Thursday. The department also cited “the need for fundamental reform” and “mounting arrears” at the organization.

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