Palestine called on the UN culture and education agency UNESCO on Thursday to assume responsibility for protecting Palestinian archaeological sites from Israeli theft, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry called an Israeli decision to classify 63 archaeological sites in the occupied West Bank as Israeli heritage a “blatant violation of international law, the Geneva Conventions, and signed agreements.” “This comes within the colonial ideology of the occupying government aimed at deepening the gradual annexation of the West Bank, changing its landmarks and identity, and imposing new features on its geography and demographic reality,” it said. The ministry described the seizure of these sites as “one of the largest acts of piracy and theft of Palestinian land for … Continue reading Palestine urges UNESCO to protect archaeological sites from Israeli theft