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“Israel sees no benefit in the Palestinians having more standing in other bodies and with other nations and it doesn’t like a kind of strength growing for Palestinians even if it’s only diplomatic strength,” Paul Larudee, from Free Palestine Movement, told Press TV in an interview.
He added that Palestine’s diplomatic strength would open the possibility of what has sometimes been called “lawfare” which means the use of law in order to curb the “excesses of rogue” entities like Israel and hold them accountable.
“Israel has had very little accountability in international circles and this might be an opportunity to get some accountability, which will allow nations that might be sitting on the fence or that might otherwise not be motivated to take actions against Israel such as sanctions and so forth,” Larudee pointed out.
The commentator’s remarks come after the Palestinian Central Council on Sunday adopted a plan to pursue attempts to join 60 United Nations bodies and international treaties.
On April 8, Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) Ambassador to the UN, said Palestine would officially become a state party to 13 UN conventions on May 2.
Mansour added that the PA is ready to submit more applications to join UN agencies, conventions and treaties in response to the Israeli regime’s actions.
The Tel Aviv regime has imposed fresh economic sanctions against the PA following its decision to join the international conventions.
