U.S. cuts off UNESCO funding after Palestinian vote
Reposted from: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/31/us-palestinians-unesco-usa-funding-idUSTRE79U5ED20111031
October 31, 2011 @ 1:23 pm
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters the United States had no choice but to halt funding because of longstanding U.S. law, saying Washington would not make a planned $60 million transfer that was due in November.