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State Department Extends Visa Ban on Abbas, Other Palestinian Officials

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The United States State Department has extended a visa ban on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, preventing him and other Palestinian officials from traveling to New York next week for the United Nations General Assembly.

This decision marks a repeat of the Trump administration's actions from the previous year, which similarly forced Abbas to address the UN General Assembly via video link rather than in person.

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Free Malaysia Today (MY) Highlights the recurring nature of the ban and Abbas's alternative video address.
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