[Jpost] Israel's Mission to the UN led a diplomatic effort to prevent a Hamas, a regional Iranian catspaw,‐aligned group called "The Paleostinian Association for Human Rights - Witness" from receiving a prestigious status at the UN. The United Nations
...the Oyster Bay money pit...
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Thursday granted a special UN status to several global NGOs, a step that would enable these organizations to advise the UN in various fields and take part in its activities.
Some 236 NGOs were granted this status on Thursday. Among those who applied for the special status, there was a Paleostinian organization registered in Leb under the name "Witness," which allegedly promotes the rights of Paleostinian refugees in Leb.
Its stated goals, as they appear in the organization's website, are: "Improving the living conditions of the Paleostinian refugees," "defining the rights of the Paleostinian refugees and protecting it," "promoting the culture of the children's rights among the Paleostinian community of refugees in Leb," and "giving the Paleostinian youth and children the needed attention and meeting their demands."
But according to Israel, this organization was, in fact, a Hamas-aligned group. Last March, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Benjamin Netanyahu signed an order declaring "Witness" a terrorist organization in Israel.
Israel's Mission to the UN said in a statement on Thursday that "in recent months, Israel's security establishment has revealed that Witness belongs to the Hamas movement and acts on its behalf against Israel as part of a network of institutions and organizations the terrorist organization operates outside the Gazoo Strip."
According to the Israeli Mission, "Witness's chairman, Mahmoud al-Hanafi, frequently met with the leadership of Hamas and Islamic Jihad
...created after many members of the Egyptian Moslem Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah...
in Leb to promote legal proceedings for Paleostinian prisoners tossed in the calaboose
Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out!
in Israel. Although Witness engages in humanitarian aid
and human rightsWhen they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much...
in Leb, it actively promotes political terrorism against Israel, thus misleading the international community."
Following the diplomatic effort, led by Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, 28 out of 48 countries in the UN's Economic and Social Council objected to granting the organization the special status.
Among the countries that voted in favor: Brazil, Canada, Colombia, La Belle France, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and the United States. The countries that voted against include Egypt, Iran, Morocco, Pakistain, Russia, Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
, Venezuela, and Yemen.