UNESCO worried about Israel heritage plan in West Bank

The United Nations' culture and education body said on Friday it was concerned about Israel's plan to rehabilitate Jewish religious shrines in the occupied West Bank in a heritage programme.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he intended to include the Tomb of the Patriarchs and several other Jewish religious shrines in a $107 million plan to restore Jewish heritage sites. The decision has led to violent Palestinian protests and drawn international criticism. (AP)