US Denies Visas to Palestinian President Abbas, Officials Ahead of UN Assembly
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS Arabic by baba
The U.S. denied visas to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and other officials for the UN General Assembly, citing their international actions. Separately, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz canceled his trip, while Israeli PM Netanyahu is scheduled to attend.
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- US denied visas to Abbas and Palestinian officials for UN Assembly.
- Visa denials are for the second year in a row.
- State Department cited Palestinian international actions as reason.
- German Chancellor Merz canceled his UN trip.
- Israeli PM Netanyahu will attend the UN Assembly.
The Trump administration on Thursday again denied entry visas to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and other senior Palestinian officials, preventing them from attending the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in New York. This marks the second consecutive year the Palestinian delegation has been barred from the event.
The U.S. State Department cited several reasons for the visa denials, including Palestinian actions on the international stage that undermine previous commitments and contradict UN Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338. These actions include pursuing nationalistic solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through international bodies like the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice, attempting to bypass negotiations via unilateral recognition, continuing to disburse funds to Palestinian security prisoners, and glorifying "acts of terrorism and terrorists in public statements and textbooks."
In separate news, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz canceled his planned trip to the UN General Assembly due to intense political pressure and a complex regional election campaign in Germany, according to German media reports. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office confirmed his travel to the General Assembly, with an expected return to Israel before the Sukkot holiday.
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