has announced it will formally withdraw its membership from the un's world heritage body you nasco the state department cites the main reasons for the withdrawal are the need for fundamental reform in the organization and its alleged anti israel by its prime minister benjamin netanyahu welcomed to the us his decision to withdraw saying quote this is a brave and moral decision because you nasco has become a theater of absurd and stead of preserving history it distorts it shortly after the us made the announcement to with the drawl netanyahu instructed israel's foreign prime minister foreign minister rather to prepare israel to withdraw from the organization as well r.t. samir ican has more department has just released a statement announcing that the us is officially withdrawing from unesco the un's cultural body which the u.s. helped. back in one thousand forty five over the agency's alleged anti israel bias citing the need for fundamental reform washington said that the move will take effect on december thirty first according to the statement however washington will remain in the organ

do its bidding and for israel to actually stay involved in new nasco and hackle of the united the united nations and perform its traditional role as a routinely sanctioned troll at the un but in this case israel actually has to follow the united states out and i think that's a very welcome development israel could follow that by leaving the united nations entirely now the real question here is why was israel ever allowed into unesco in the first place this is a nation that is responsible for decades and decades of taliban level destruction of historical an archaeological sites it is actually supporting within the israeli government the temple institute and in the temple movement which is a movement dedicated to the destruction of the compound in jerusalem's old city which has been declared a threatened site by a nasco the replacement of it with a third jewish temple this would lead to a region wide conflagration and that's one of the reasons why this conflict has broken out with unesco you look across the holy land and you look at the destruction of palestinian historic villages and thei

this goes back all the way to twenty eleven and congress withheld funding for you nasco because you nasco allowed the palestinian authority membership and congress is very very easily influenced by the pro israel lobby whereas traditionally the state department and the u.s. mission at the u.n. have not been so this is the first time we've really seen the state department kind of get in line with the congressional elements that are funded by pro the pro israel lobby and easily influenced by it and i think this really reflects the weakness of the trumpet ministration. the world festival of youth and students is open now in russia's black sea resort of sochi the week long cultural event is expected to attract upwards of twenty thousand visitors from right across the globe here some of the highlights from the opening ceremony welcome to the nineteenth world festival of youth and students in sochi. as you can see behind me the opening ceremonies of the bastable have already begun the. performances that we've seen in technology human progress and development many people here all of them very ex

this goes back all the way to twenty eleven and congress withheld funding for you nasco because you nasco allowed the palestinian authority membership and congress is very very easily influenced by the pro israel lobby whereas traditionally the state department and the u.s. mission at the u.n. have not been so this is the first time we've really seen the state department kind of get in line with the congressional elements that are funded by pro the pro israel lobby and easily influenced by it and i think this really reflects the weakness of the trumpet ministration. students has opened in russia's black sea resort of song the cultural event is expected to a time of twenty thousand visitors from around the world there was some highlights from the opening ceremony. what will come to the nineteenth world festival of youth and students in sochi. as you can see behind me the opening ceremonies of the bastable have already begun the. performances that we've seen in technology human progress and development many people here all of them very excited. daniel holkins is also in sochi for us. but th

the west bank but this goes back all the way to twenty eleven in congress withheld funding for your nasco because you nasco allowed the palestinian authority membership and congress is very very easily influenced by the pro israel lobby whereas traditionally the state department and the u.s. mission at the u.n. have not been so this is the first time we've really seen the state department kind of get in line with the congressional elements that are funded by pro the pro israel lobby and easily influenced by it and i think this really reflects the weakness of the trumpet ministration. that's the way the main news stories looked at least over the last seven months about international i'm kevin zero in here. thanks for watching these review of the week. we all willingly accepted the risk of being shot wounded taken prisoner but noone signed up to be friggin poisoned by our own people that was nuclear biological and chemical products the said do not truck tires all types of styrofoam polystyrene batteries trucks there was a complete denial i think at all levels of government that there was an

that this goes back all the way to twenty eleven and congress withheld funding for your nasco because you nasco allowed the palestinian authority membership and congress is very very easily influenced by the pro israel lobby whereas traditionally the state department and the u.s. mission at the u.n. have not been so this is the first time we've really seen the state department kind of get in line with the congressional elements that are funded by pro pro israel lobby and easily influenced by it and i think this really reflects the weakness of the trumpet ministration. thanks being with us tonight you can watch the weekend here or not say i'll be back with more news and often. need you know more of the. total. not. all. it's a good move for your. today is the start of a new stage in took us a couple of days to get here in two jeeps each one traveling separately only one vehicle arrived so as not to arouse the suspicions of the neighboring farmer who keeps insisting we're producing cocaine. to believe in dari by the nest. entry one three hundred thirty six days before which is death. in

as the candidates to lead you nasco an institution for which she had grounds ambitions squad to prison prissy then as i name. sicker soft on the body growing risk we face is with some political debates. we've been unable to solve them elsewhere at the u. n. in new york. so they end up being debated by your nasco sunday the bad to the new school things of becoming outrageously and disproportionately politicized in the face of educational emergencies. the missouri unlucky i usual syndicates you've. audrey as la wants to renew the institution and give it back a leading role in global governance. and her career history it's likely to o facilitate t th. besides beingng an alumumnif the prestigious french national school off admininistration which trais top civil servants. she also held senior roles at the national center of cinematography. she is quiet and expertise in cultural and scientific administration. and assets that monster had you'll franco moroccan background a position as minister of culture between february two thousand and sixteen and may two thousand and seventeen. also paved

washington says the agency is anti israel as avoided reform and is too expensive now this comes as the nasco is holding a tense meeting to choose a new director general candidates from qatar and egypt are among the leading contenders the agency is next had will have to cope with losing its biggest source of financing paris's unesco headquarters the side of the latest spat between washington and the united nations the u.n. agencies official mission is promoting education coach and human rights that includes keeping a list of world heritage sites but the u.s. government says unesco is too political we'd like to see the politics kept out of it and we see with this anti israel bias that's long documented on the part of you know asco that that needs to come to an end to the united states made the decision after a long deliberative process to pull out the u.s. is angry because u.s. can recognize hebron the old city as a palestinian side even though the cities to me the patriarchs is also an important jewish holy land mark it's also angry that syria was kept on the unesco human rights committee in

organization distorts it this goes back all the way to twenty eleven in congress withheld funding for your nasco because you know it's go allow the palestinian authority membership and congress is very very easily influenced by the pro israel lobby whereas traditionally the state department and the u.s. mission at the u.n. have not been so this is the first time we've really seen the state department kind of get in line with the congressional elements that are funded by pro pro israel lobby and easily influenced by it and i think this really reflects the weakness of the trumpet ministration. they will fast. and students as a friend in russia's black sea resort of sochi this week long cultural event is expected to attract the points of the twenty thousand visitors from around the world here are some of the highlights from the opening ceremony. welcome to the nineteenth world fest. deveau of youth and students in sochi. as you can see behind me the opening ceremonies of the festival have already begun other themes of the song and dance performances that we've seen have been technology human progre

has been to nearby caught blows but never explored its surroundings and or visited lish play vodou nasco biosphere reserve now he can appreciate the region's natural beauty. the next break is annoyed semi abbey where participants present their cars in all their glory toward jury of specialists in the concorde elegance. but i know that each car rally is complete without a trophy and this case fifteen trophies for the best performance tests and the most outstanding vehicles. by the time they cross the finish line the drivers are completely relaxed and in the mood to celebrate the classic car life with good food good music and a good company and bask in memories a bygone days. because this man compares his arrival in comp was to passing a guard of honor people were lining the streets right and left as if he were an athlete who would want to championship even so he was in a supporting role because the cars themselves who were in the lead role and he likes it that way. i like. another points out that they didn't see any stressed out teams crossing the finish line instead they saw people nice

enthusiasm for the project among residents and encourage other islands to follow in their footsteps you nascobiosphere reserve is doing its best to continue to be a leader in environmental protection el euro used to be viewed by european sailors as the end of the world but when it comes to shifting completely to or knew about energy at least it's now made progress toward a new beginning. not being able to read and write is extremely disadvantageous in today's seven hundred fifty eight million adults worldwide are illiterate two thirds of them women. india unknown is home to two hundred eighty seven million people who have never learned to read and write to women a disproportionately affected but some at proving that it's never too late to learn . who said by kate our needs help from her daughter to get her school back on she is able to manage the walk to school on her own however in the western indian city a funny guy. she's there every day at two pm on the dot for her classes. her fellow students also trickle and while waiting they play games just like regular school girls except the younges

recommendation of the secretary of state the recommendation was based upon our experience that your nasco as extraneous lee politicized virtually every subject deals with as exhibited hostility for the basic institutions of a free society especially a free market and a free press. and has demonstrated unrestrained budgetary expansion. one of development he will applaud us president trump for repeating reagan's decision but in one thousand eight hundred three the allies of the united states were not terribly worried about the white house being the epicenter of a movement to dismantle the global order donald trump is completely different his overt suspicious and even disdain for the u.n. and multilateral agreements have led many here in europe to question u.s. leadership and u.s. reliability trumps presidency his tweets his rhetoric are fertile ground for a resurging anti-americanism all that has prompted foreign policy experts here in germany to sound the alarm today in the. weekly newspaper some of the most influential names in german foreign policy penned and signed an open letter entitl

to be said that the day after they did the first jewish french jewish was elected the head of your nascoso that you know that brings in the question there but this only decreases the u.s. standing it shows their contempt for dealing with any international body it's not as it was always i see only hard to think actually is normally part of the only part of the of the media angle and to make sure that they could spin that i was i was at the you know sco headquarters and that was the only they showed up one person. to keep an eye on the show with all the other issues the culture with the u.s. in already withdrawn from so it was there for political reasons will come to this is all because of unesco support of palestine right after. this past week could be called you know the ultimate i mean because really friendship week it started with . the revolutionary guards corps the iranian revolutionary guards corps a terrorist organization it's part of the iranian army by doing that it would be calling the ring and i mean officially a terrorist organization it proceeded with a synchronized the exit

coming up on r t the united states with the drugs from new nasco claiming the organization is the antiisrael tell us rolls responsibly and pack the decision can tap on the u.s. . and one of the worst outbreaks of wildfires in california history over twenty people dead and hundreds missing. when lawmakers on capitol hill labs trungpa not to be stirred up by the iran nuclear deal of the stuff later in the show.

says it will pull out of the you and a cultural agency unesco the state department and accuses the nasco of anti israel bias and said it needed to fundamental reform u.s. stop contributing to the us gov budget and tried to eleven after its and that to palestine had to be one of its members. and vital palestinian factions hamas and fatah appear to have reached a breakthrough and i bet to end a decade long bit that's after negotiations maybe via mediated by egypt in the capital cairo details of the graves to be released a joint press conference later today. that's it you're up to date on morphine at the top of the hour in the meantime of course as always the web site at state w dot com i'm going to have. this on his germany is a strong country. and we have achieved so much we can do this and if something henderson says we must overcome it. going where it's uncomfortable global news that matters w made for mines. the markets of industrialized nations in europe and north america is saturated so multinational food companies have set their sights on the developing world aggressively expanding

this goes back all the way to twenty eleven and congress withheld funding for you nasco because you nasco allowed the palestinian authority membership and congress is very very easily influenced by the pro israel lobby whereas traditionally the state department and the u.s. mission at the u.n. have not been so this is the first time we've really seen the state department kind of get in line with the congressional elements that are funded by pro pro israel lobby and easily influenced by it and i think this really reflects the weakness of the trumpet ministration. the well festival of students has opened in russia's black sea resort of sochi cultural event is expected to attract over twenty thousand visitors from around the world there are some of the highlights from the opening ceremony. welcome to the nineteenth world festival of youth and students in sochi. as you can see behind me the opening ceremonies of the bastable have already begun the. performances that we've seen in technology human progress and development many people here all of them very excited. for us. such a bit of excitem

cultural agency unesco the state department accuse you nasco of anti israel bias and said it needed fundamentals before america's withdrawal was followed by israel also played. i mean i was going from the us in israel that came after rival palestinian factions hamas and fatah agreed to end the decade long rift deal could pave the way for fatah to resume a government the gaza strip. essential updates we'll have more few the top half i'm going to. gone without a trace. with the forced into prostitution or the drugs trade. thousands of unaccompanied migrant children have disappeared in europe. where could they be and who's been looking for the. lost children thirty thousand minus missing in fifteen minutes on d w. when history books are brought to life. maybe the stories therein will get a rewrite. the story of the russian revolution. from the perspective of writers thinkers and avant garde ists what did it feel like to live in times over the revolution the people. nineteen seventy the real october starting october twenty fifth t w. it was a shock and i have to admit i was disgusted by my own door

news around the world former french culture minister audrey as we lay has been named the new head of nasco the board of the un cultural agency selected her over arrival from qatar the announcement comes a day after the u.s. and israel said that they are pulling out of unesco washington accuses the organization of anti israel bias being too expensive and avoiding reform. ceremonies have been held in thailand to mark a year since the death of can only pull the nation is preparing to build a final farewell to their former monarch in a five day funeral later this month would have used to have has now been declared a national holiday. this is day w. news live from berlin still to come down brown unveils a new surefire bestseller called origins we'll find out from our culture is that what the differential code author has in store for readers this time. for us or have is back with more on how donald trump's speech about iran is going down in europe as you can imagine feel it's not really going down very well donald trump skepticism towards the iran nuclear deal is worrying e.u. leaders now when i

to be said that the day after they did the first jewish french jewish was elected the head of your nascoso that you know that brings in the question there but this only decreases the u.s. standing it shows their contempt for dealing with any international body it's not as i remember when i said it was only hard to actually use knobbly part of it the only part of the the media angle of to make sure that they could spin that i was i was at the headquarters and that was the the only. one person. needs to keep an eye on the show with all the other issues of culture war the us in already withdrawn from so it was there for political reasons all come to this is all because of you know asco support of palestine right of their very existence last this past week could be called you know the ultimate miracle israeli friendship week it started with three outs to the revolutionary guards corps the iranian revolutionary guards corps a terrorist organization it's part of the iranian army by doing that you would be calling gearing an army official a terrorist organization it proceeded with a synchronize