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UN Chief Guterres Regrets US Bar on Abbas Attending General Assembly
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By Elad Benari, Canada
First reported by Alarab · 4 hours ago
What happened
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regrets the US decision to deny Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas a visa, preventing him from attending the UN General Assembly in person. The UN General Assembly voted to allow Abbas to speak remotely, with the US, Paraguay, and Israel voting against it.
- 01UN chief Guterres regrets US decision barring Mahmoud Abbas from General Assembly.
- 02US cites PA's failure to meet commitments, including anti-Israel actions.
- 03UN General Assembly allows Abbas to address session remotely.
- 04US, Paraguay, and Israel voted against remote address measure.
- 05Israel blames Abbas for PA policies on terror payments.
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