Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas denounced what he called a “genocidal war” in Gaza in a UN General Assembly address on Thursday. Speaking by video after being denied a US visa, he reaffirmed support for a two-state solution and rejected Palestinian displacement.
The US State Department has revoked the visas of several Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) officials in advance of the UN General Assembly. This decision comes as part of the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to impose visa restrictions on Palestinian figures.
Paris has rescinded a special honour it bestowed on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas because of his recent antisemitic comments minimizing the Holocaust
