UN Assembly Moves to Geneva After U.S. Bars Palestinian Delegation

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https://imemc.org/article/un-assembly-moves-to-geneva-after-u-s-bars-palestinian-delegation/

The United Nations General Assembly will convene its September session in Geneva instead of New York, following the United States’ refusal to grant entry visas to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and dozens of senior officials.

The relocation marks a rare institutional challenge to the host nation and reflects mounting global frustration over Washington’s obstruction of Palestinian participation amid Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza.

The U.S. State Department justified the visa denial on grounds of “national security,” accusing the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization of “undermining peace efforts” through legal appeals to the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice.

These appeals include formal charges of genocide and apartheid against Israel, claims the U.S. argues breach diplomatic norms and politicize international legal forums.

The decision affects approximately 80 Palestinian officials, although the Palestinian Mission to the UN in New York will continue operating under a limited waiver.

Note on source:

IMEMC was founded by the Palestinian Centre for Rapprochement between People in 2003. (www.pcr.ps)

In 2021, the IMEMC became a project of the American nonprofit organization If Americans Knew.

[BoRaGard]

1. Wow - republicon moral debasement is epic - doubleplusungood

[malaise]

2. Great news

Rec

[erronis]

3. Excellent move. Now, perhaps Switzerland can bar the US delegation for their war crimes.

[RainCaster]

4. Our government is so embarrassing

I hope I live long enough to see them in prison.

[Disaffected]

5. May I be so bold as to predict the next move

will be by Trump - he will expel the UN from their NY premises.

[lapucelle]

6. Has anyone told the UN yet? There's nothing about the change on their website,

and the Assembly opens this Tuesday.