"Is Hamas joining the United Nations? Well, not directly - at least not yet - but through the back door, unless the members of the Economic and Social Council wake up.
On Monday, the 54 member states in ECOSOC (including the United States, Germany and United Kingdom) are scheduled to take the vote on the application of Palestinian Return Centre for accreditation as a non-governmental organization in the UN system.
This campaign is led by Sudan - a notorious terror state led by Omar al-Bashir, who's wanted for genocide. If the PRC application is granted, the group's leaders would receive open access to UN facilities in New York, Geneva and elsewhere, as well as the right to participate in committee meetings (including at the Human Rights Council).
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has had a close affiliation with the PRC, which is based in London and active throughout Europe, for many years, including appearing as the keynote speaker at the organization's annual conference in Milan in 2009...
But the links between Hamas terror operations and the PRC go much deeper than that. In December 2010, then-Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak declared the PRC to be an 'unlawful association' for its involvement 'in initiating and organizing radical and violent activity against Israel in Europe, while de-legitimizing Israel's status as a nation among the European community...'
The organizational, recruiting and fund-raising activities of the PRC and its network in London should, in itself, be a major source of concern.
The recent attacks in Brussels, Paris and Copenhagen have highlighted the growing vulnerability of European cities to terrorism, and steps in legitimizing groups associated with Hamas, the Islamic State and Hezbollah add to the threat...
Thus, an ECOSOC vote for PRC is essentially a vote to let Hamas take a seat in the United Nations."