Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the 2026 UN General Assembly via prerecorded video on September 24, after the United States denied him and other top Palestinian officials visas for the second consecutive year. Abbas stated Palestinians will not accept displacement or allow others to decide their future.
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Palestinian president, again denied a visa to speak at UN, addresses leaders on prerecorded video AP News
Abbas made the prerecorded remarks from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied him and other top Palestinian officials visas to attend the gathering for the second year in a row.