The PNC Welcomes Interpol Admission of Palestine as Full Member State

The Palestine National council welcomed the acceptance of the state of Palestine as a full member of the world’s largest international police organization (INTERPOL).

In a stinging diplomatic defeat of Israel, at Interpol’s annual General Assembly in Beijing, the Palestinians’ membership bid was accepted with 75 countries voting in favor of the State of Palestine.

After the vote of the Interpol’s Executive Committee, the PNC chairman, SaleemZa’anoon released a statement welcoming Interpol’s decision, hailing it as a victory for Palestine,particularly, after Israel’s fierce objection and continued failed attempts to foil the Palestinians joining Interpol. The US administration too, objected to Palestinian’s membership bid and helped Israel lobby against it. The State of Palestine considers this membership as a new testimony, a statement of the justice of the Palestinian cause and the Palestine people’s just rights, a belief and recognition of international community of the ability and readiness of the State of Palestine to shoulder its international obligations and responsibilities, advancement of global rule of law and consolidation of international legal personality of state of Palestine.

The PNC expressed its thanks and gratitude to the countries that upheld their principles in voting in favor of Palestine becoming a member of Interpol.

The PNC represents the supreme authority of the Palestinian people in all their places of residence. It sets PLO policies and plans to achieve the goals of the Palestinian people for self-determination, the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital and the return of refugees to their homes.After Al-Nakba (catastrophe) of 1948, the Arab Higher Committee for Palestine, headed by Haj Amin Al-Husseini, decided to call for the convening of a Palestine National Council which met in Gaza in 1October 1948, which was the first Palestinian legislative authority to be established in the Arab state of Palestine. The Council then formed an all-Palestine government headed by Hilmi Abdel Baqi, who represented Palestine in the league of Arab States.The first national conference was held inJerusalem on 28May -2June 1964. This first National Council had 422 members, declared the establishment of the PlO, which represents the leadership of the Palestinian Arab people. The most important of which is the Palestinian National Charter, the Statutes of the Organization and others, and Mr. Ahmad Al-Shukairy was elected Chairman of the PlO.

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