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Israeli policies threaten 'life and existence' of Palestinians, Abbas tells UN

Cover image: President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly via prerecorded video on September 24, 2026. © Mike Segar, Reuters

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday by video after being denied a visa to the United States for the second year in a row. In his prerecorded speech, he denounced Israeli policies that he said threatened Palestinians with a new Nakba and vowed that his people would remain “on their land”.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday, delivering prerecorded remarks from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied him and other top Palestinian officials visas to attend the gathering for the second year in a row.

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