The United States will not allow Palestinian terrorists to attend the UN Assembly.

Visas for Palestinian officials and diplomats to attend the United Nations General Assembly in September in New York were denied by the United States this Friday, thus prohibiting their entry into the country.

The memorandum from the State Department released on the subject recommends revoking all visas of the Palestinian delegation that were issued before July 31, including that of the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas.

On that same date, the coalition led by Abbas, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), as well as the Palestinian Authority, were sanctioned by the State Department for not repudiating terrorism and for failing to comply with the 1989 PLO Commitments Compliance Act and the 2002 Middle East Peace Commitments Act. 

The State Department's statement.

"In compliance with United States laws and national security interests, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is denying and revoking visas for members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) ahead of the upcoming UN General Assembly," reads the statement issued by Tommy Pigott, Department spokesperson. 

"Before they can be taken seriously as partners for peace, the PA and the PLO must repudiate terrorism, the legal campaigns of the International Criminal Court, and the pursuit of unilateral recognition of the Palestinian state," Pigott added.

Christopher Landau, Rubio's number two, said that the sanctions are the result of Palestinian leaders "unilaterally declaring a state, glorifying violence, promoting antisemitism, and providing material support to terrorists."

Christopher Landau. | La Derecha Diario

The Palestinian "pay for slay" policy.

With his statements, Landau refers to the "pay for slay" policy that still prevails in the PA and provides monthly payments to Palestinians convicted of violent acts against Israelis and imprisoned for their crimes. 

The aforementioned confidential memorandum also cites reports that Abbas is preparing to present a "constitutional declaration" proclaiming Palestinian independence at the General Assembly, whose general debate session will take place from September 23 to 27.

The ban on the foreign delegation entering the US comes after European socialist leaders—such as French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer—announced their intention to reward Hamas terrorism and recognize a Palestinian state at next month's UN Assembly.