US Denies Visas to Palestinian President Abbas and Delegation for UN Assembly
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
The U.S. denied entry visas to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and his delegation for the UN General Assembly for the second year in a row, citing international actions and support for terrorism. German Chancellor Merz also canceled his UN trip due to domestic political pressures.
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- US denied visas to Palestinian President Abbas for UN Assembly.
- This is the second consecutive year of the denial.
- Reasons cited include international actions and support for terrorism.
- German Chancellor Merz also canceled his UN trip.
- Israeli PM Netanyahu will attend the UN Assembly.
The Trump administration has again refused to grant entry visas to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and other senior Palestinian officials for the upcoming UN General Assembly in New York. This marks the second consecutive year the Palestinian delegation has been barred from attending the event.
The U.S. State Department cited several reasons for the denial, including Palestinian initiatives and support for international actions that undermine prior commitments and contradict UN Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338. These actions include efforts to internationalize the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through bodies like the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and attempts to bypass negotiations by pursuing unilateral recognition.
Further justifications for the visa denial included the Palestinian Authority's continued practice of paying stipends to "terrorists" and its ongoing glorification of terror acts and terrorists through public statements and school textbooks.
In separate news, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz canceled his planned trip to the UN General Assembly due to heavy political pressure and a complex regional election campaign in Germany, with reports indicating his presence is needed in Berlin. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to attend the assembly and is expected to return to Israel before the Sukkot holiday.
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