Story highlights UNESCO accused Israel of interfering with major holy sites in occupied areas. Under UNESCO rules, Palestine will this year be able to nominate two sites for consideration as world heritage sites, in a fast-track procedure. Palestine became a member of UNESCO in 2011, despite vociferous objections from Israel Israel is stepping up its efforts to seize control of Palestinian heritage sites and antiquities in the occupied territories in violation of international law, Palestinian and Israeli archaeologists warned this week. The experts echoed criticisms levelled against Israel in a recent resolution passed by the United Nations' cultural agency, UNESCO, that accused Israel of...
