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UNITED STATES, JUL 31 – The US imposed visa bans on Palestinian Authority and PLO officials for violating peace commitments and supporting terrorism, aiming to pressure leadership amid growing international recognition efforts.
- The United States imposed sanctions on Palestinian Authority officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization, stating that the groups undermine peace efforts as U.S. officials seek to salvage ceasefire talks in Gaza.
- The State Department stated that the Palestinian groups took actions to internationalize their conflict with Israel and continue to support terrorism.
- Palestinian officials described the sanctions as punishment for their efforts to end Israel's occupation and establish a Palestinian state.
- A senior Palestinian official asserted that the U.S. decision represents blatant bias and continued Israeli aggression against Palestinians.
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focoinformativo.siteThe United States imposed sanctions this Thursday against those responsible for the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), who it accuses of having taken measures to “internationalize the conflict with Israel,” the State Department announced. The sanctions involve the refusal of visas for the members of those two organizations, which Washington also accuses of “continuing to support terrorism, even with the incite…
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