Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly via video conference at UN headquarters in New York on September 24, 2026. (Credit: Angela Weiss/AFP)
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who was denied a US visa to attend the UN General Assembly in person, said Thursday that Israeli policies were no longer merely undermining the two-state solution but were threatening “the very life and existence” of the Palestinian people, AFP reported.
“The danger is no longer limited to undermining the two-state solution and preventing the creation of a Palestinian state. It has now reached the point of threatening the very life and existence of the Palestinian people in their homeland,” Abbas said in a pre-recorded video address to the UN General Assembly.
Speaking from Ramallah, Abbas also denounced “the accusations and justifications” used to deny him a visa to travel to New York.
“We affirm that we have fulfilled our obligations, carried out a comprehensive national reform program, and respected our commitment to international law by renouncing violence and terrorism,” he said.
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