Politics● LowSep 17 · Sep 17, 2026, 3:10 AM
State Department Extends Visa Ban on Abbas, Other Palestinian Officials
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The move would prevent Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of two governing Palestinian groups, from traveling to the United States next week for the United Nations General Assembly.
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