Trump administration denies PA’s Abbas visa to attend UN General Assembly
The restrictions mean that Abbas would likely not be able to travel to New York to deliver an address to the annual gathering, as he typically does.
US President Donald Trump and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands as they conclude their remarks after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in the West Bank city of Bethlehem May 23, 2017.
US President Donald Trump and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands as they conclude their remarks after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in the West Bank city of Bethlehem May 23, 2017.
The US will not allow Palestinian officials and diplomats, including the leader of the Palestinian Authority (PA), President Mahmoud Abbas, to attend next month’s United Nations General Assembly in New York.
A Friday State Department release titled “Trump administration reaffirms commitment to not reward terrorism and revokes visas of Palestinian officials ahead of UNGA” said that the US is denying and revoking visas from members of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the PA ahead of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in September.
“The Trump administration has been clear: it is in our national security interests to hold the PLO and PA accountable for not complying with their commitments, and for undermining the prospects for peace,” the release noted.
