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The State Department separately said it would deny visas to Palestinian officials, citing failures to reform and actions it said undermined peace prospects.   Issued on: 17/09/2026 - 05:03  Modified: 17/09/2026 - 07:21   (Reading time) (/build/images/svg/sprite.68b43361c11f23b39049016b32e6ae31.svg#icon-clock)    2 min Reading time   Share (/build/images/svg/sprite.68b43361c11f23b39049016b32e6ae31.svg#icon-share)      By:  (http://www.france24.com/en/author/france-24/) (FRANCE 24) FRANCE 24       (Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas)  Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.        © AFP    The United States has denied Palestinian President (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/mahmoud-abbas/) Mahmoud Abbas an entry visa to attend the (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/united-nations/) UN General Assembly in (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/new-york/) New York next week, a source familiar with the case said Wednesday. In a separate statement that did not mention Abbas by name, the State Department said it would deny visas to members of the Palestine Liberation Organization ((https://www.france24.com/en/tag/plo/) PLO ) and officials with the Palestinian Authority (PA), "as a consequence of their failure to reform, contrary to their commitments to the United States, and their ongoing activities that undermine the prospects for (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/peace/) peace ". A source familiar with the matter confirmed to AFP that the Palestinian Authority president, Abbas, was covered by the measure. The Trump administration took the same step last year, forcing the Palestinian leader, a regular at the UN General Assembly, to address the body of global leadership by video. 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