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World|politics|June 2, 2015 / 05:39 PM
Israel denounces UN recognition of Palestinian NGO

AKIPRESS.COM - Israel on Tuesday denounced a UN decision to recognise a London-based Palestinian non-governmental organisation as “outrageous”.

In a decision late on Monday, the UN committee on non-governmental organisations voted in favour of recognising the Palestinian Return Centre (PRC) as a permanent NGO with access to the world body’s many forums. The vote passed by 12 votes to three, with three abstentions.

The move was roundly denounced by Israel, which outlawed the group in 2010, accusing it of being involved in “terror-affiliated activities” and serving as “the organisational and coordinating wing of Hamas in Europe”.

But the PRC flatly denied it was affiliated with any Palestinian party including Hamas, calling Israel’s claims “false and unfounded”.

The United States, Uruguay and Israel voted against recognising the PRC as a permanent NGO, while Iran, Pakistan, Sudan, Turkey and Venezuela were among the nations that supported its application.

Last summer, Israel and Hamas – the de facto power in Gaza – fought a 50-day war which killed about 2,200 Palestinians, most of them civilians, and 73 on the Israeli side, mostly soldiers.

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