The Heritage Committee of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced that one of the newest entries on the organization’s list of global heritage sites is Tel a-Sultan in Jericho. The Israeli Foreign Ministry was infuriated by the decision, which, according to them, was made despite the many true efforts by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, and stated that they “see the decision as another sign of the Palestinians’ cynical use of UNESCO and the politicization of the organization.