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US To Refuse Visas To Palestinian Officials At UN Summit On State

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends the 32nd Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Central Council session in Ramallah on April 23, 2025 (Credit: AFP)

The United States said Friday it will deny visas to members of the Palestinian Authority to attend next month's UN General Assembly, where France is leading a push to recognize a Palestinian state.

The extraordinary step further aligns President Donald Trump's administration with Israel's government, which adamantly rejects a Palestinian state and has sought to lump together the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority with rival Hamas in Gaza.

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