US Extends Visa Restrictions on Palestinian Officials as Mahmoud Abbas Faces Another UN General Assembly Ban
The United States has extended visa restrictions on Palestinian Authority officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization, preventing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York in person for a second consecutive year. The US State Department said the Palestinian leadership had again failed to meet commitments required under American law. Washington cited Palestinian efforts to pursue the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through international institutions, […]
