'Israel's' UN envoy hails US ban on Abbas as "correct and moral"
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- ‘Israel’s’ UN Ambassador Danny Danon welcomed Washington’s decision to deny Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a visa to attend the UN General Assembly in person.
- The UN General Assembly approved Abbas’s participation through a pre-recorded video address by 152 votes to three.
‘Israel’s’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Danny Danon, welcomed Washington’s decision to deny Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas a visa, preventing him and his delegation from attending the UN General Assembly in New York in person.
Danon described the US decision as a “correct and moral decision,” arguing that the international community should not provide a platform to Palestinian leaders whom he accused of supporting terrorism and providing financial payments to militants and their families.
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Following the US visa restriction, the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to allow Abbas to address world leaders through a pre-recorded video message.
The resolution passed with 152 votes in favor, three against, including the United States and ‘Israel’, and four abstentions.
It also allows senior Palestinian representatives to participate remotely in UN conferences and high-level meetings by videoconference over the coming year when travel restrictions prevent them from attending in person.
Palestinian UN envoy Riyad Mansour condemned the US decision, describing the visa denial as a violation of the 1947 UN Headquarters Agreement, which generally requires the host country to facilitate access for foreign diplomatic delegations.
US officials defended the restrictions on national security grounds, while accusing the Palestinian leadership of pursuing international legal action against ‘Israel’ instead of direct negotiations.
