{
  "id": 7939821,
  "title": "US again denies Palestinian leader Abbas visa to attend UN assembly",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/us-again-denies-palestinian-leader-abbas-visa-to-attend-un-assembly-7939821",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T03:30:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/us-again-denies-palestinian-leader-abbas-visa-attend-un-assembly"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The United States has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week. According to a source familiar with the case, the US State Department has also said it would deny visas to members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and officials with the Palestinian Authority (PA).\n\nThe State Department cited the PLO and PA's failure to reform, contrary to their commitments to the US, and their ongoing activities that undermine the prospects for peace. The department also accused them of taking actions to internationalize the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including through the International Criminal Court and International Court of Justice, and seeking unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state.\n\nThis is not the first time the US has taken this step. According to the Malay Mail and National Post, the Trump administration denied Abbas a visa last year, forcing him to address the UN General Assembly via video.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 11,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "US rejects Abbas’s entry visa, forcing him to again address UN virtually",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/us-rejects-abbass-entry-visa-forcing-him-to-again-address-un-virtually",
        "published": "2026-09-16T23:09:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Report: US again denies Abbas a visa ahead of UN General Assembly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/report-us-again-denies-abbas-a-visa-ahead-of-un-general-assembly",
        "published": "2026-09-17T00:23:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "US again denies Palestinian leader Abbas visa to attend UN assembly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/us-again-denies-palestinian-leader-abbas-visa-to-attend-un-assembly",
        "published": "2026-09-17T00:36:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Trump administration again denies visas for Palestinian delegation to attend the UN General Assembly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/trump-administration-again-denies-visas-for-palestinian-delegation-to-7928090",
        "published": "2026-09-17T01:22:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Trump administration again denies visas for Palestinian delegation to attend the UN General Assembly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/trump-administration-again-denies-visas-for-palestinian-delegation-to",
        "published": "2026-09-17T01:22:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump administration blocks visas for Palestinian President, officials attending UN meeting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/trump-administration-blocks-visas-for-palestinian-president-officials",
        "published": "2026-09-17T01:57:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "U.S. denies visas to Palestinian delegation for 2nd year in a row for UN assembly in New York",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/u-s-denies-visas-to-palestinian-delegation-for-2nd-year-in-a-row-for",
        "published": "2026-09-17T01:59:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US again denies Palestinian leader Abbas visa to attend UN assembly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/us-again-denies-palestinian-leader-abbas-visa-to-attend-un-assembly-7932694",
        "published": "2026-09-17T02:11:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Palestinian leader Abbas again blocked by U.S. from attending UN assembly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/palestinian-leader-abbas-again-blocked-by-u-s-from-attending-un",
        "published": "2026-09-17T02:24:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "US again denies Palestinian leader visa for UN General Assembly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/us-again-denies-palestinian-leader-visa-for-un-general-assembly",
        "published": "2026-09-17T03:03:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}