The United States announced its withdrawal from UNESCO in June 12, and the withdrawal was definitely not only due to the membership fee of 500 million dollars. First, the United States, as the largest country in the world, 500 million dollars is just a piece of cake for it, and people all over the world don't need to laugh at it just because of 500 million dollars. 20 1 1, UNESCO officially accepted Palestine as a member state, and the United States began to stop paying its membership dues. By the end of this year, the United States owed $550 million in dues. This is the reason why the United States defaulted. Second, UNESCO's attitude towards Palestinian-Israeli relations is the most direct reason for the United States to withdraw from UNESCO. This year, especially, after UNESCO asked Israel to withdraw from East Jerusalem and approved the Palestinian application for the heritage of the old city of Hebron under Israeli control, Israel has reduced its fees to the United Nations four times this year. As the big brother of Israel, the United States will certainly have practical actions to support it. Third, of course, the withdrawal of the United States from UNESCO is obviously Trump-colored, which is the nth time since Trump took office. For the United States now, its main idea is to safeguard the interests of the United States. Although its membership fee accounts for 22% of UNESCO's total, it has only one vote in the organization, just like more than 200 other countries.
If no other organization can conform to the characteristics of the United States and safeguard its own interests, then it may even withdraw from the United Nations.