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US extends visa ban on Palestinian officials before UN General Assembly

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The United States Department of State has extended visa sanctions on officials from the Palestinian Authority and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization, preventing them from traveling to New York for the UN General Assembly. This includes Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who will be unable to deliver his address this year as well. The US cites non-compliance with reforms and actions undermining peace efforts as reasons for the sanctions. Despite criticism last year that these measures violate international obligations, no equivalent restrictions apply to Israeli officials attending the assembly.

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The Trump administration denied entry visas to Palestinian officials, including President Mahmoud Abbas, preventing them from attending the UN General Assembly in New York. This marks the second consecutive year that such a visa ban has been implemented. The State Department cited previous commitments to seek peace with Israel as unfulfilled by Palestinian leaders and accused them of undermining peace efforts through actions at international bodies like the International Criminal Court (ICC). In response, the Palestinian Authority condemned the decision as unjustified, arguing it hinders diplomatic progress toward a two-state solution. The EU also urged the US to reconsider its stance, expressing concern over the impact on Palestinian representation at the UN.

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🔮 The United States Department of State has announced it will extend visa sanctions on officials of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), preventing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from travelling to New York ahead of his address to the United Nations General Assembly next week for the second year in a row.

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US extends visa ban on Palestinian officials before UN General Assembly · assertive framing

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The United States Department of State has announced it will extend visa sanctions on officials of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), preventing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from travelling to New York ahead of his address to the United Nations General Assembly next week for the second year in a row. asserted

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“As a consequence of their failure to reform, contrary to their commitments to the United States, and their ongoing activities that undermine the prospects for peace, the United States will extend sanctions that deny visas to PLO members and PA officials,” the State Department said in a statement. asserted

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, Palestinians tune into the radio The State Department accused the PA of violating US law by pursuing international recognition of Palestinian statehood outside direct negotiations, taking its dispute with Israel to international courts and providing payments to people the US and Israel label as convicted attackers and their families. asserted

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It added that the PA mission to the UN would keep a waiver under the UN Headquarters Agreement, which allows its regular staff to continue working even as individual officials are barred from entering the US. asserted

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No Israeli officials face equivalent US travel restrictions, despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over alleged war crimes in Gaza. asserted

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Last year’s ban drew criticism from Palestinian officials and UN human rights experts, who said the visa bans breach the US’s obligation to allow individuals invited by the UN to travel to its New York headquarters, and have argued that singling out Palestinian representatives while shielding Israeli leaders undermines Washington’s stated commitment to a negotiated peace. asserted

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