"The statement said the members must consistently repudiate terrorism, citing the October 7, 2021, Hamas-led attack on southern Israel. It also accused the Palestinian Authority of attempts to bypass negotiations by appealing to the International Criminal Court and International Court of Justice for Israeli abuses committed in both the occupied West Bank and throughout Israel's war in Gaza, which UN experts have called a genocide."
"Both the PA, which has limited self-governing authority in the occupied West Bank, and the PLO, the internationally recognised Palestinian umbrella organisation, serve as representatives for the Palestinian people and push for recognition of a Palestinian state on the global stage. The Trump administration had previously sanctioned members of the PA and PLO, accusing them of the glorification of violence and undermining peace."
The US is denying and revoking visas for members of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority for the United Nations General Assembly in September, citing national security interests and accountability for noncompliance and undermining peace. The measure requires members to consistently repudiate terrorism, referencing the October 7, 2021 Hamas-led attack. The US accuses the Palestinian Authority of attempting to bypass negotiations by appealing to the International Criminal Court and International Court of Justice over alleged Israeli abuses in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. The PLO and PA represent Palestinian interests internationally, and prior US sanctions targeted members for glorifying violence.
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