Politics● LowSep 17 · Sep 17, 2026, 2:15 PM
U.S. denies visas to Palestinian officials ahead of U.N. General Assembly
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It is the second consecutive year the State Department has prevented key Palestinian officials from attending the U.N. meeting in New York.
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