New York, Sept. 24 -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday charged the United States with "unlawfully" denying visas to the Palestinian delegation for a second consecutive year, while telling the UN General Assembly that Palestinians faced "one of the most dangerous times" in their history amid the Gaza war and escalating settlement activity in the occupied West Bank.
Addressing the General Assembly by a pre-recorded video after the Trump administration refused to grant him a visa to attend in person, he rejected "unlawful punitive measures" and denied US accusations against the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organisation of failing to meet their commitments, including allegations tied to International ...