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All the nations to vote against Palestine participating in UN General Assembly

The vote, 152 to 3, lets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas address the Assembly by prerecorded statement but still bars Palestine from voting.

Summary by Joe.co.uk
It's that time of the year again when the UN begins its next annual General Assembly, with 2026 marking the 81st session of attempted global diplomacy.

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On Friday, the Secretariat-General of the League of Arab States welcomed the vote of 152 States in favour of a United Nations General Assembly resolution rejecting the American decision to prevent the delegation of the State of Palestine from participating in the work of the eighty-first session of the General Assembly and calling on Washington to reverse it as a clear violation of the United Nations Headquarters Agreement.

Ruhi Fattuh commented on the UN General Assembly's resolution, adopted with 152 votes, allowing Abbas to address the Assembly via video. Fattuh stated that the vote demonstrated a rejection of attempts to isolate Palestine, and called on the US to reverse its decision and allow Abbas to speak.

Ramallah: The President of the Palestinian National Council, Rouhtah, said, Friday, that the broad vote in the United Nations General Assembly in favour of a resolution rejecting United States actions regarding the participation of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his accompanying delegation in the work of the Assembly ' s 81st session represented a clear shift in the international position towards Palestine. Thursday, the Palestinia…

In the face of the UN General Assembly, the participation of Palestine was approved, although Peru refrained from supporting this measure. Although the United States denied a visa to Palestinian officials, the entourage will be presented online.

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Gulf Times broke the news in Doha, Qatar on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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