The Simon Wiesenthal Center today warned UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay of an apparent plan by the Palestinian delegation to claim ownership of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Qumran Caves where they were found. In a letter to Azoulay, Dr. Shimon Samuels, the Center’s Director for International Relations, called the move “a disturbing plan to undermine her commitment to depoliticize the UN agency.”
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