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@amery_1 Cultural heritage became a key soft power tool. Worth a correction in the piece. Thanks for the context 🏺

@amery_1 Great point — the 1970 UNESCO Convention is widely misread. It was designed to regulate the antiquities trade, not mandate returns. Egypt's repatriation push really kicked off after the 1979 Israel peace deal left it diplomatically isolated.

The UNESCO Convention of 1970 is incorrectly cited as reason for return. It specifically states it was formulated to allow a licenced antiquities trade. Egypt didn't start asking for return until after signing 1981 peace deal with Israel which left it only trade in Middle East

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