Interpol rejects Palestinian membership bid after Israeli Lobbying – Palestinians say ‚executive measures‘ prevented Interpol from voting on membership bid | i24news
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) rejected a bid by the Palestinian government to join the body on Tuesday after Israel lobbied against the move, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday.
„Today is a good day,“ Netanyahu said, speaking from the town of Afula in northern Israel. „This morning we prevented the Palestinians’ bid to join Interpol. This constitutes a change in Israel’s international standing.“
„Today is a good day,“ Netanyahu said, speaking from the town of Afula in northern Israel. „This morning we prevented the Palestinians’ bid to join Interpol. This constitutes a change in Israel’s international standing.“
Sacha Stawski
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