The U.S. has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas an entry ‌visa to attend the U.N. General Assembly in New York next week, extending a ban in place since last year, a Palestinian official familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Without naming specific officials, the State Department said on Wednesday it ​would extend visa sanctions against Palestinian officials over actions they took to „internationalize the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,“ including ​pursuing cases against Israel at international tribunals.