US blocks Palestinian president from attending UN General Assembly

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The Trump administration announced Friday that it won't issue visas to senior Palestinian officials who wish to travel to New York to attend the UN General Assembly in September, and will revoke visas that were previously granted.

A State Department official confirmed that applied to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and around 80 additional officials.

Why it matters: The U.S. move comes in response to a planned initiative by several Western countries to recognize a Palestinian state during the annual global gathering. It underscores that on policy toward Gaza and the Palestinians more generally, it is the U.S. and Israel vs. nearly all the rest of the world.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2025/08/29/us-deny-palestinian-authority-visa-un-assembly

 

[Ziggy 14,295]

absolute garbage

[gumzy3000 7,953]

And the US wonders why they have so much animosity in that part of the world… 

[Purrrrrr 18,405]

[Roughhouse Dandy 13,860]

54 minutes ago, gumzy3000 said:

And the US wonders why they have so much animosity in that part of the world… 

Nah, most of us have figure out why by now. 

[Lord Mayhem 3,594]

Smooth Trump...really smooth 

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2 hours ago, Lord Mayhem said:

Smooth Trump...really smooth 

Just like his brain 

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If you watched Veep, you would know that it was planned with all the countries who said that they would recognize Palestine, this is politics after all