Jewish groups have condemned a decision by Unesco - the cultural arm of the United Nations - to cancel an exhibition about Israel following pressure from Arab states.
“The People, the Book, the Land — 3,500 years of ties between the Jewish people and the Land of Israel” was due to open at Unesco's Paris headquarters on Jaunary 20.
But it was pulled after a group of Arab states, which includes the Palestinian authority, said they found it "deeply disturbing".
Unesco director-general Irina Bokova told the Simon Wiesethal Centre, which organised the display, that the decision arose out of Unesco ’s support for peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
