{
  "id": 9554103,
  "title": "Banned from entering US, Palestinian Authority president speech will be virtual",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/banned-from-entering-us-palestinian-authority-president-speech-will",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T12:28:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Egypt Independent",
    "slug": "egypt-independent",
    "url": "https://www.egyptindependent.com/banned-from-entering-us-palestinian-authority-president-speech-will-be-virtual/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has been prohibited from entering the United States and will instead deliver his speech at the United Nations General Assembly virtually. This is the second consecutive year that the Trump administration has denied Abbas and his delegation entry into the US. The decision to ban Abbas is particularly notable given that the Trump administration allowed Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and his delegation to enter the US. During the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran in late February, Iran has attacked and killed US forces, destroyed American military equipment, and damaged US bases. However, the Palestinian Authority, which is supposed to take over Gaza under the stalled 20-point ceasefire plan, will not have the opportunity to meet with a US delegation as there were no talks between the US and the Palestinian delegation.",
  "summary": "Banned from entering the United States, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will instead deliver his UN General Assembly speech virtually. For the second straight year, the Trump administration has prohibited Abbas and his delegation from traveling to the United States, forcing the nonagenarian Palestinian to transmit his speech from Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. … The post Banned…",
  "key_points": [
    "Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas banned from entering US",
    "Abbas to deliver UN speech virtually, second consecutive year",
    "US allowed Iranian President to enter despite Iran-Iraq war"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Palestinian president, again denied a visa to speak at UN, addresses leaders on prerecorded video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/palestinian-president-again-denied-a-visa-to-speak-at-un-addresses",
        "published": "2026-09-24T14:16:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Palestinian president delivers UN speech by video after US denies visa again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/palestinian-president-delivers-un-speech-by-video-after-us-denies",
        "published": "2026-09-24T14:36:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}