"The Trump administration has announced that it will deny visas for Palestinian Authority officials who want to attend next week's high session of the U.N. General Assembly. Examined closely, the move marks a clear sign that President Donald Trump endorses the Israeli government's desire to expel Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank-the entire area that the Jewish state's far-right nationalists call "Greater Israel.""
"The rationales for the ban, cited by Secretary of State Marco Rubio in an official edict on Friday, are mainly bogus. The ban's intent, Rubio wrote, was to hold the Palestinian Authority, the formal leadership for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, "accountable for not complying" with its "commitments" to act like "partners for peace," notably its failure to "repudiate terrorism-including the Oct. 7 massacre.""
The U.S. announced a visa denial for Palestinian Authority officials seeking to attend the U.N. General Assembly. The action signals presidential support for Israeli goals to remove Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank, an area described by far-right nationalists as "Greater Israel." Secretary of State Marco Rubio justified the ban by accusing the PA of failing to act as partners for peace and of not repudiating terrorism, including the Oct. 7 attack. The PA has frequently denounced terrorism, while Hamas carried out the Oct. 7 attack and opposes the PA's two-state stance. Rubio also criticized PA efforts to seek state recognition internationally.
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