Earlier this week, members of UNESCO (the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization), voted to admit the PLO as “the state of Palestine,” with full member-state status in that organization. This action triggers an existing U.S. law, first passed in 1991 and then strengthened in 1994, that compels the U.S. to cut off all funding to UNESCO. With the Palestinians reportedly poised to seek membership in as many as 16 other UN member organizations, this law could mean the U.S. effective withdrawal from a wide range of international bodies. Doing so recklessly and pointlessly sacrifices vital U.S. interests across every sector and around the globe. In the words of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, withdrawing from UN agencies that admit the Palestinians would be “catastrophic for the U.S.-U.N. relationship.” Sen. Graham said, “I don’t think that’s in our near-term or long-term interest.” Tell Congress that cutting America’s nose to spite its own face in the UN is reckless.
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