US EditionUS announces it is ‘denying and revoking visas’ for Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly
- The US will deny and revoke visas for Palestinian officials, including President Mahmoud Abbas, before the UN General Assembly, according to a State Department memo.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the decision is based on non-compliance with U.S. laws regarding statehood and terrorism.
- The sanctions prevent Palestinian officials from attending the UN General Assembly planned for next month, marking the first instance of the US denying an entire foreign delegation's visas.
- Tommy Pigott emphasized that for the Palestinian groups to be seen as partners for peace, they must reject terrorism and cease efforts toward unilateral statehood recognition.
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The US Department of State no longer issues new visas for members of the Palestinian Authority and the PLO. Visas already issued also lose their validity. This could also have consequences for Palestinian President Abbas.
United States Revokes Visas of Palestinian Officials
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is denying and revoking visas from members of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) ahead of the United Nations General Assembly, set to begin on Sept. 9. “Before the PLO and PA can be considered partners for peace, they must consistently repudiate terrorism—including the October 7 [2023] massacre—and end incitement to terrorism in education, as required by U.S. law,” the …
US revokes visas of Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of a number of Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization officials ahead of next month’s annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, where the groups previously have been represented. The State Department said in a statement Friday that Rubio also had ordered some new visa applications from Palestinian officials be denied. The move is the latest …
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US State Department will “deny and revoke visas” for members of the Palestinian Self-Government (PSG) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), in a significant step ahead of the UN General Assembly, where several traditional US allies are expected to recognize a Palestinian state. According to the State Department’s announcement Friday, the Palestinian Self-Government Mission to the UN “will receive waivers i…
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