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U.S. Revokes Visas for Abbas and Dozens of Palestinian Officials Before U.N. General Assembly

Washington says Palestinian leaders violated U.S. laws tied to terrorism and unilateral statehood, granting waivers only to the UN mission under host-country obligations.

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at the White House in Washington, as from left, Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, look on. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Representatives attend a meeting of the UN Security Council on the Israel-Palestinian conflict at the UN Headquarters in New York on August 27, 2025.

Overview

  • State Department officials said Mahmoud Abbas and roughly 80 Palestinian Authority and PLO figures are affected, though no full public list was released.
  • The move includes revocations of previously issued visas and denials of new applications ahead of September’s General Assembly in New York.
  • U.S. officials conditioned any reversal on the PA and PLO repudiating terrorism, ending ICC and ICJ ‘lawfare,’ and halting unilateral statehood efforts.
  • Palestinian representatives assigned to the UN mission will continue operating in New York under waivers, and the UN has requested clarification on broader delegation access.
  • The decision comes as France and other U.S. allies prepare recognition steps for a Palestinian state, drawing Israeli praise and Palestinian complaints of a host-country agreement breach.