"Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's office has urged the United States to reverse a decision to revoke the Palestinian leader's visa, just weeks before he was set to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The Palestinian presidency expressed astonishment at Washington's decision on Friday to rescind the visas for Abbas and 80 other Palestinian officials before next month's high-level meetings at UN headquarters."
"We call upon the American administration to reverse its decision, Abbas's spokesperson spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh told The Associated Press on Saturday, warning that the move will only increase tension and escalation. We have been in contact since yesterday with Arab and foreign countries, especially those directly concerned with this issue. This effort will continue around the clock, Abu Rudeineh said."
"The spokesperson also urged other countries to put pressure on US President Donald Trump's administration to reverse its decision, including most notably those that have organised a high-level conference about reviving the two-state solution. Set for September 22, the conference is being co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia. The Trump administration's visa curbs come amid growing condemnation of Israel's devastating war on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and a wave of Israeli settler and military violence in the occupied West Bank."
Mahmoud Abbas and roughly 80 Palestinian officials had their US visas rescinded days before the UN General Assembly, preventing planned attendance in New York. The Palestinian presidency expressed astonishment and urged the US to reverse the decision. Spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh warned the move would increase tension and escalation and said officials contacted Arab and foreign countries to press for reversal. He called on other states, especially those co-hosting a September 22 conference on reviving the two-state solution, to apply pressure. The visa curbs occurred amid international condemnation of Israel's Gaza offensive and rising violence in the occupied West Bank, prompting some states to consider recognizing an independent Palestinian state at the UN.
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