Middle East: US revokes visas for PLO and PNA officials ahead of UN Assembly

Washington (US), 29 August (LaPresse) – The US State Department has announced that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is denying and revoking visas for members of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) ahead of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly. ‘The Trump Administration has been clear: it is in our national security interest to hold the PLO and PNA accountable for failing to meet their commitments and undermining the prospects for peace,’ a statement said.