New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Palestinian Ambassador to India Abdullah M Abu Shawesh has criticised the United States' decision to extend visa restrictions on members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and officials of the Palestinian Authority (PA), saying the move was "not strange" in view of Washington's approach to the Israeli military action in Gaza.

The US State Department announced the extension of sanctions denying visas to PLO members and PA officials last week, ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), saying the two Palestinian bodies had "once again, failed to live up to their commitments" under US legislation governing their commitments to Washington.

The State Department said the PLO and PA had taken action...