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The Palestine Liberation Organisation’s central council adopted a plan on Sunday to join 60 United Nations bodies and international agreements.
The council, under the leadership of President Mahmoud Abbas, “affirms the need for the Palestinian leadership to continue membership of UN agencies and international conventions,” Palestine People’s Party secretary general Bassam al-Salhi said.
The council also pilloried Israel for wrecking US efforts to find a negotiated settlement to the Middle East conflict.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suspended faltering peace talks with the Palestinians last week after the PLO and Hamas agreed to work together to form a unity government.
The struggling peace talks nose-dived at the end of March when Israel reneged on a pledge to release two dozen Palestinian prisoners.
Early this month, Mr Abbas signed membership applications for 15 UN agencies and international treaties, including the fourth Geneva convention, which defines humanitarian protections in a war zone.
