The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is now the first Palestinian world heritage site . Hide Caption ` ` This is a real theater of the absurd , '' says an Israeli foreign office spokesman . `` The only purpose of this unprecedented voting procedure was to turn the commission into a propaganda tool against Israel . U.S. and Israeli funding to UNESCO was cut over Palestinian membership .
The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is now the first Palestinian world heritage site . Hide Caption `` This is a real theater of the absurd , '' says an Israeli foreign office spokesman . U.S. and Israeli funding to UNESCO was cut over Palestinian membership .