The United States has again denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas an entry visa to attend the UN General Assembly, citing the PA’s failure to reform. US denied President Abbas visa for the UN General Assembly for a second year, while extending restrictions on PA and PLO officials over actions against Israel. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The United States has again denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas an entry visa to attend the UN General Assembly, citing the PA’s failure to reform. : https://punchng.com/us-again-denies-palestinian-leader-abbas-visa-to-attend-un-assembly/S1

• US denied President Abbas visa for the UN General Assembly for a second year, while extending restrictions on PA and PLO officials over actions against Israel.S2

• The US justified the decision to deny Mahmoud Abbas and other Palestinian leaders visas to attend a UN General Assembly by accusing the Palestinian Authority of 'ongoing activities that undermine the prospects for peace.'S3

• The United States has barred officials of the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization ahead of the United Nations General Assembly meetings in New York. The State Department, in a media note on Wednesday, asserted that the PA, Palestine...S4