The United States denied visas to Mahmoud Abbas and other Palestinian officials for a second consecutive year, preventing them from attending the General Assembly in person. In a prerecorded address from Ramallah, Abbas condemned Israel’s conduct in Gaza and the occupied territories and called for Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, to be reunified under Palestinian rule.
Earlier on Thursday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the assembly through pre-recorded remarks from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied him and…
Abbas delivered prerecorded remarks to the UN’s General Assembly from his office in Ramallah
He said Palestinians in Gaza were being subjected to killing, destruction, starvation, attempted forced displacement and a “a war of genocide”, while in the West Bank settlement…
He added that East Jerusalem was being isolated and settler terrorism was escalating under the occupation forces.
Israeli policies no longer just jeopardized a two-state solution but were now threatening the "very life and existence" of his people.
In the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, settler expansion is accelerating.
“settler terrorism [that] is escalating under the protection of the occupation forces.”
With one year left of a transitional period due to end in 2027, he called for the second phase to be implemented without further delay, leading to the reunification of Gaza and…
Abbas called for accelerating the U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan, which is about to mark its first anniversary, so that “the transition phase does not become a permanent situation,”…
He recalled that the second phase of the plan has not begun to be implemented and urged the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Palestinian territory and the start of reconstruction.
Rather, it must lead to the reunification of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, under the jurisdiction of the State of Palestine and its legitimate…
We reject these unlawful punitive measures, and we reject the accusations and justifications on which they were based,
We affirm that we have fulfilled our obligations, carried out a comprehensive national reform program, and upheld our commitment to international law, to shunning violence and…
As Palestinian Authority president, he was denied a visa, addressed the General Assembly by video and presented Palestinian leadership’s demands.
Abbas called the visa denial unlawful and punitive, rejected the U.S. justifications, and said Palestinians should not be punished for seeking an end to occupation or appealing to international bodies. He said Israeli policies endangered Palestinians and the possibility of a two-state solution, opposed displacement, and called for Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, to be unified under Palestinian authority.
measures he called unlawful and a breach of the United States’ obligations as host country
Israeli policies no longer just jeopardized a two-state solution but were now threatening the "very life and existence" of his people.
We reject these unlawful punitive measures, and we reject the accusations and justifications on which they were based,
Rather, it must lead to the reunification of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, under the jurisdiction of the State of Palestine and its legitimate…
They will not accept displacement, and they will not disappear.
It denied the visas and hosted the General Assembly.
The State Department said it was extending visa restrictions because Palestinian officials had not carried out reforms and had taken actions it considered harmful to peace, including legal action against Israel at the ICJ and ICC and support for families of Palestinians convicted of attacks against Israelis. The United States maintains that it may deny visas on security, terrorism and foreign-policy grounds.
As Israel’s prime minister, his stated position bears directly on Palestinian statehood and the Palestinian Authority’s role.
Netanyahu has said that no Palestinian state will be established while he leads Israel and that the Palestinian Authority is not a peace partner.
Netanyahu has said no Palestinian state will be established while he is Israel's leader and has argued that the Palestinian Authority is not a partner for peace.
measures he called unlawful and a breach of the United States’ obligations as host country
The accounts differ over how host-country obligations apply alongside U.S. authority to restrict entry.
We reject these unlawful punitive measures, and we reject the accusations and justifications on which they were based,
We affirm that we have fulfilled our obligations, carried out a comprehensive national reform program, and upheld our commitment to international law, to shunning violence and…
The U.S. account of the Authority’s reforms conflicts with Abbas’s account; they also disagree over whether the cited conduct warrants restricting visas.
his delegation was, for the second consecutive year, denied the visas needed to travel to the US
the United States denied him and other top Palestinian officials visas to attend the gathering for the second year in a row.
Earlier on Thursday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the assembly through pre-recorded remarks from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied him and…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday, delivering pre-recorded remarks from his office in Ramallah
Abbas delivered prerecorded remarks to the UN’s General Assembly from his office in Ramallah
He said Palestinians in Gaza were being subjected to killing, destruction, starvation, attempted forced displacement and a “a war of genocide”, while in the West Bank settlement…
He added that East Jerusalem was being isolated and settler terrorism was escalating under the occupation forces.
With one year left of a transitional period due to end in 2027, he called for the second phase to be implemented without further delay, leading to the reunification of Gaza and…
He recalled that the second phase of the plan has not begun to be implemented and urged the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Palestinian territory and the start of reconstruction.
his delegation was, for the second consecutive year, denied the visas needed to travel to the US
the United States denied him and other top Palestinian officials visas to attend the gathering for the second year in a row.
Abbas delivered prerecorded remarks to the UN’s General Assembly from his office in Ramallah
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday, delivering pre-recorded remarks from his office in Ramallah
He said Palestinians in Gaza were being subjected to killing, destruction, starvation, attempted forced displacement and a “a war of genocide”, while in the West Bank settlement…
“killing, destruction, starvation and attempts at displacement, as well as a genocidal war”
He added that East Jerusalem was being isolated and settler terrorism was escalating under the occupation forces.
In the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, settler expansion is accelerating.
“settler terrorism [that] is escalating under the protection of the occupation forces.”
With one year left of a transitional period due to end in 2027, he called for the second phase to be implemented without further delay, leading to the reunification of Gaza and…
Abbas called for accelerating the U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan, which is about to mark its first anniversary, so that “the transition phase does not become a permanent situation,”…
He recalled that the second phase of the plan has not begun to be implemented and urged the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Palestinian territory and the start of reconstruction.
We affirm that we have fulfilled our obligations, carried out a comprehensive national reform program, and upheld our commitment to international law, to shunning violence and…
Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly by prerecorded video from Ramallah after the United States denied visas to him and other Palestinian officials. He accused Israel of endangering Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied territories, criticized the visa restrictions, and called for Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, to be brought under one Palestinian government as part of a two-state solution.
The United States denied visas to Mahmoud Abbas and other Palestinian officials for a second consecutive year, preventing Abbas from attending the UN General Assembly in person. He delivered his address by video; the U.S. cited its concerns about Palestinian Authority conduct, while Abbas called the denial unlawful and rejected the stated grounds.