Vanuatu's decision follows UNESCO's vote last month to deny Israel's sovereignty over Jerusalem. Later in May, the Czech Parliament approved a resolution recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and condemning recent anti-Israel measures passed by UNESCO. In addition to May's resolution, the United Nations cultural body last year passed two resolutions denying the Jewish connection to the Temple Mount.

During a recent meeting between Vanuatu's President Baldwin Lonsdale and the nation's honorary consul to Israel, the issue of UNESCO came up. Lonsdale, an evangelical Christian with a strong connection to Israel, who has a strong connection to the Jewish people and to Israel, later signed a document stating Jerusalem should be recognized as Israel's capital and blasting UNESCO's early-May vote...

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