Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The United States will withdraw from the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO, the State Department announced Thursday, prompting Israel to do the same.
A statement from State Department press secretary Heather Nauert cited the "fundamental need for reform in the organization and continuing anti-Israel bias at UNESCO." It added that the United States will remain a "non-member observer state in order to contribute U.S. views, perspectives and expertise."