Palestinian President Addresses U.N., Calls for Peace
Mahmoud Abbas said the Palestinian delegation was denied U.S. visas for the second year, forcing him to address the General Assembly by recorded video.
- On Sept. 24, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivered a recorded speech to the United Nations General Assembly, urging acceleration of the peace plan's second phase, stating, "we call for accelerating the implementation of the second phase, rather than wasting any more time."
- Nearly one year after the peace deal's adoption, Abbas criticized the lack of progress, stating, "Regretfully, we have not seen any of this materialize on the ground" despite initial goals to halt aggression and begin Gaza's reconstruction.
- For the second consecutive year, the Palestinian delegation was denied United States entry visas, preventing in-person attendance. Abbas denounced this as "unlawful punitive measures" while describing Gaza's humanitarian catastrophe as a "malicious colonial scheme."
- Abbas warned that maintaining the status quo leads to a "permanent or open-ended situation without any clear time bound political horizon," arguing that any solution must unify the Gaza Strip and West Bank under the Palestinian Authority.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces elections next month, complicating the peace process. His government has repeatedly signaled it will never allow a two-state solution, challenging the plan's viability.
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Denied visa, Palestine President addresses UNGA via recorded message - The Tribune
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday, delivering prerecorded remarks from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied him and other top Palestinian officials visas to attend the gathering for the second year in a row. “The Palestinian people face one of the most dangerous times in its history,” Abbas said, citing long-term military occupation in the West Bank and the war in Gaza. Israel, he …
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has denounced the Trump administration’s ban on entry visas to the US, a move that has prevented Palestinian Authority officials from physically attending the UN General Assembly, calling it an “illegal punitive measure.” He told world leaders that for the second year in a row, the Palestinian delegation “has been denied the necessary entry visas to travel to New York and participate in person in the…
Palestinian president sends video to UN after 'unlawful' visa denial
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas calls on the US to stop blocking him from attending the UN, in a video-message beamed into the annual summit a day after Iran's president was allowed to address it in person.
For the second year in a row, the Palestinian UN delegation was denied an entry visa to attend the General Assembly in New York. The 90-year-old…
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