US extends visa sanctions on Palestinian Authority officials, PLO members
US extends visa sanctions on Palestinian Authority officials, PLO members The US State Department announced it would extend sanctions denying visas to Palestinian Authority officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization ahead of the upcoming UN General Assembly. According to AFP citing a source familiar with the matter, the US has already denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas…
The U.S. State Department has extended visa sanctions on officials from the Palestinian Authority (PA) and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in advance of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly. This decision comes as the U.S. accuses the PA and PLO of internationalizing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and seeking unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state.
The sanctions also allege that the groups support terrorism. Despite these accusations, the Palestinians argue that decades of U.S.-mediated talks have not resolved the Israeli occupation or secured an independent Palestinian state. The U.S. maintains the standing waiver for personnel associated with the PLO Observer Mission to the United Nations, but the sanctions signify a continued U.S. policy of targeting Palestinians and their allies.
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