GAZA CITY
Palestinian resistance movement Hamas on Thursday hailed a decision by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) to expel Israel.
In a statement, Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum described the move as "a step in the right direction."
Barhoum called on other global bodies to follow suit in order to "expose and isolate the Israeli entity and achieve justice for the Palestinian people."
Earlier this week, the IFJ's executive committee voted to expel Israel from the federation due to the failure of Israeli press syndicates to abide by IFJ regulations.
At an IFJ meeting in Brussels, 11 out of 17 member states voted in favor of the decision, two voted against, and three abstained.
First founded in 1926, the IFJ claims to represent more than 600,000 journalists working in 140 countries around the world.
By Mustafa Haboosh
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