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'Not Democratic': Ex-Diplomat Slams US Role in Gaza War
The U.S. denied visas to about 80 Palestinian officials, citing failure to renounce extremism and unilateral recognition efforts, blocking their attendance at the UN General Assembly.
- Last week, the U.S. State Department refused visas to about 80 Palestinian representatives, including Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, blocking their travel to New York for the UN General Assembly on September 9.
- American officials justified visa refusals by citing the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization's failure to renounce extremism and unilateral recognition efforts amid heightened tensions at this year's United Nations General Assembly, marked by criticism of Israel's military campaign in Gaza.
- Speaking on a return flight from China, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Washington to urgently revise its visa decision, warning that excluding the Palestinian delegation would please Israel and called for halting what he described as massacres and cruelty.
- Whether Washington will revisit its decision remains uncertain as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and allied capitals increase diplomatic pressure on U.S. policy toward Palestinian attendance this month.
- The United Nations General Assembly opens on September 9, with world leaders convening later this month, raising diplomatic stakes amid Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's support for Palestine.
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'Not democratic': Ex-diplomat slams US role in Gaza war
Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas is among 80 officials denied visas to attend the upcoming UN General Assembly. Former US diplomat Hala Rharrit, who resigned over Biden's support for Israel, criticized the move as evidence of special interests influencing US policy. She accused Netanyahu of steering UN decisions and warned that this undermines democratic principles. Rharrit also rejected Trump’s post-war plan for Gaza, saying such po…
Erdogan urges US not to bar Palestinian leaders from UN summit
ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday urged the United States to “revise” its decision to deny visas to members of the Palestinian Authority to attend the UN General Assembly this month. A US official on Saturday said that Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas was among 80 officials from his authority who would be denied visas to attend the UN General
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