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US Blocks Abbas, PA Officials from UN General Assembly Amid Diplomatic Row

US Blocks Abbas, PA Officials from UN General Assembly Amid Diplomatic Row

US Blocks Abbas, PA Officials from UN General Assembly Amid Diplomatic Row The United States has sparked a significant diplomatic controversy by refusing to issue visas to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and dozens of other PA officials, effectively preventing their attendance at the upcoming UN General Assembly in late September in New York. This decision, announced by the US State Department on Friday, has drawn strong protests from the PA and several European nations. Abbas was also slated to…

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US Revokes Palestinian President Abbas’s Visa Ahead of UN General Assembly Amid Regional Tensions

US Revokes Palestinian President Abbas’s Visa Ahead of UN General Assembly Amid Regional Tensions

US Revokes Palestinian President Abbas’s Visa Ahead of UN General Assembly Amid Regional Tensions The United States has revoked the visa of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other Palestinian officials, a move that comes just weeks before he was scheduled to attend the United Nations’ annual meeting and an international conference on Palestinian statehood. The decision, disclosed by the State Department on Friday, prompted immediate condemnation from the Palestinian Authority and calls for its reversal from international allies. U.S….

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US Revokes Visas for Palestinian President Abbas, Officials Ahead of UN General Assembly

US Revokes Visas for Palestinian President Abbas, Officials Ahead of UN General Assembly

US Revokes Visas for Palestinian President Abbas, Officials Ahead of UN General Assembly WASHINGTON – The United States has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other Palestinian officials, a significant diplomatic move announced just weeks before the annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly in September. The Palestinian Authority has vehemently condemned the decision, labeling it a violation of international law. A State Department official, speaking anonymously due to the confidential nature of visa matters,…

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