Palestinian Flag Flies Proud and High at UNESCO

Palestinian Flag Raised at UNESCO for First Time
Local Editor – moqawama.com

The Palestinian flag was raised at the headquarters of the Unites National Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the first time.
Attending the event held in Paris on Tuesday, Acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbass stated that joining the UNESCO has been an important step for Palestinians.

After the ceremony, Abbass held a press conference in which he referred to the ongoing “Israeli” settlement activities, stressing that “Israeli” has to “stop its settlement activities in the occupied West Bank.”

Moreover, Abbass indicated that peace is a right to be spread everywhere, especially in the Gaza Strip and within all the occupied territories.

Since Palestine submitted its bid for full membership at the UN Security Council last September, the UNESCO was the first UN agency to welcome the Palestinians to join. …source