# US bars Palestinian president from attending UNGA for second year

https://mins.news/en/item/62098

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-17 04:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/17/us-bars-palestinian-president-from-attending-unga-for-second-year?traffic_source=rss

> The United States has again refused visas for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian Authority officials seeking to attend the UN General Assembly in New York, marking the second consecutive year they have been barred.

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