The State Department announced Friday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is denying and revoking visas for Palestinian officials ahead of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly.
Members of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the?Palestinian Authority, including PA President Mahmoud Abbas, will not be allowed to attend the assembly next month and will need to “repudiate terrorism” in order for their visas to be reinstated.
“The Trump Administration has been clear: it is in our national security interests to hold the PLO and PA accountable for not complying with their commitments, and for undermining the prospects for peace,” the statement read.
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