​(Joint Statement issued by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson and the Israeli Police Spokesperson)
 
The General Assembly of Interpol has rejected the Palestinian request to discuss and vote on the Palestinian desire to be accepted to Interpol as a member state.
 
Once again the Palestinians have tried to politicize an international professional organization, against the position of the executive committee of that organization.
 
This attempt forms part of the ongoing Palestinian campaign to evade direct negotiations with Israel and to continue the conflict with Israel inside professional international bodies in a way that disrupts these bodies' work.
 
At the conference in Bali, Indonesia, sixty-two countries voted against including the Palestinian request on the agenda. Many others abstained, in a forum where many countries traditionally automatically support the Palestinian agenda.
 
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs together with the Israeli Police, under the guidance of the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, together with the National Security Council and others, carried out an intensive global effort to thwart the Palestinian initiative over the last few weeks.
 
This vote is an accomplishment and a triumph of Israeli diplomacy, reflecting the positive change in the Israel's standing in the international arena.