Anti-Israel group wins key designation from UN panel over US objections

A pro-Palestinian group that denies Israel’s right to exist and which critics say is a front for Hamas won key status from a UN panel, Israel said Monday, prompting angry diplomats from the Jewish state to lash out at nations that voted for the measure, including several with dubious human rights records.

 

The UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, a 19-member panel that includes Iran, Pakistan, Sudan, Venezuela, Russia and China, granted “observer” status to the Palestinian Return Centre (PRC). The designation allows the group to acquire official UN badges, full access to UN facilities and to participate in debates in New York, Geneva and Vienna.

 

“According to this script, one day we may find Hezbollah sitting at the Security Council and ISIS voting at the Human Rights Council,” said Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Ron Prosor. “This is the peak season for the UN’s Theatre of the Absurd.”

 

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