US To Block Abbas From Attending UN General Assembly

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the United States is revoking and denying visas for officials from both the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) in advance of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly session, in accordance with American law.

The New York Post reported that “Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is among those whose visas will be revoked.”

The Trump Administration explained its decision by stating, “protecting US national security requires holding the PLO and PA accountable for violating their commitments and obstructing the prospects for peace.”

The statement added: “For the PLO and PA to be viewed as genuine partners for peace, they must consistently reject terrorism — including the October 7 attacks — and cease promoting incitement to violence within their educational system, as both US law and the PLO’s own commitments require.”

It continued by saying: “The PA must also abandon efforts to circumvent negotiations through legal maneuvers in international courts such as the ICC and ICJ, as well as attempts to gain unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state. These actions have directly contributed to Hamas’s refusal to release hostages and the collapse of ceasefire negotiations in Gaza.”

Finally, the statement clarified: “The PA Mission to the UN will continue to receive waivers under the UN Headquarters Agreement. However, the United States remains open to renewed engagement — provided that the PLO and PA fulfill their obligations and take verifiable, concrete steps toward compromise and peaceful coexistence with the State of Israel.”

{Matzav.com}