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For the second year in a row, the US government under President Donald Trump has denied diplomatic visas for Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas and other Palestinian officials — a move condemned by the PA and outside critics as counter to international peace efforts.

Abbas, who leads both the PA and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), was to attend meetings at the United Nations in New York City next week, but the move by the US State Department means he will have to deliver remarks and participate in meetings via video link.

In a statement, the foreign ministry of the PA called the refusal of visas “an unjustified measure that runs counter to efforts to rebuild trust, develop Palestinian-US relations, and create the necessary political climate for implementing the two-state solution and achieving peace and stability.”

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[-] Bla@lemmy.cafe 5 points 1 day ago

Boycott America I guess.

[-] FlyingCircus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Death to US imperialism and US-led genocide.

[-] Psiczar@aussie.zone 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

How the fuck is this valid? The UN HQ and surrounding land should be should be a principality allowing anyone to go there.

Petty US government bullshit.

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

The USA wants total control, because a permanent seat wasn't enough and they think WWIII is impossible.

[-] anarchy79@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Nope, it wants anarchy. They want to destroy America and the Union so that they can take over and create a fascist theocracy using their mindboggling wealth and influence in order to never have to bother with elections or rule of law again.

When they talk about the "good old times" they're talking about the 1600s.

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

anarchy79 is warning us that the fascists want anarchy 🤔

[-] anarchy79@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I'm dyslectic. I misspelled arachny.

[-] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

~~America~~ Israel first

[-] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Cuba Once Again Denies American Officials Visas to Attend Guantánamo Torture

Oh no wait. Can we all agree that the UN should not be within US borders or under US jurisdiction. If that means moving it, so be it.

But the UN as an organisation is arguably acting as intended as a purpose-built tool to impose the hegemony of the US, UK, Russia and China

[-] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Europe should make their own U.N.

[-] ramble81@lemmy.zip 64 points 2 days ago

Why is the UN still in the US?

[-] EtAl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago

Because New York hasn't revolted yet

[-] comrade_twisty@feddit.org -5 points 2 days ago

Trump wants nothing more than for the UN to leave and fade into obscurity.

[-] ramble81@lemmy.zip 33 points 2 days ago

Leaving does not mean it fades into obscurity. That alone is an American centric view.

[-] rumimevlevi@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

The UN is already in economical struggle with multiple countries not paying the price of membership. That's how the UN would fall into obscurity

[-] FenrirIII@lemmy.world -4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

What does the UN actually do, though? All I ever hear are resolutions and rules that no one follows.

Edit: Downvoted for asking a question.

[-] rumimevlevi@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

UNICEF : provides humanitarian and developmental aid to children and mothers worldwide UNRWA : provide aids to provide direct assistance, education, health care, and social services to millions of registered Palestine refugees UNESCO : provides direct financial grants to maintain cultural heritage

There are useless part in the UN like the security council and resolutins but some entities are definitely important to maintain

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

There are useless part in the UN like the security council

That's largely because the worst violators have permanent seats on the SC, and hold a veto that they frequently use.

[-] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

What's funny is that Abbas is a Zionist bootlicker who does whatever he's told but even that isn't enough humiliation for the Epstein class.

[-] rumimevlevi@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

That's how traitors are always treated . Nobody respect them

[-] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

even that isn't enough humiliation for the Epstein class

Well, naturally. Epstein was a mossad asset. Anyone who's been to one of his parties, Israel has so much kompromat on, they'll do whatever's necessary to appease their masters.

[-] Tolc@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago

USA is a terrorist state and must be dismantled.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Good news: it will collapse.

[-] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

Not fast enough

[-] warbond@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Hang on a minute, I'm using that.

[-] rumimevlevi@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Traitors are not respect neither by the colonized and neither by the colonizers and their enablers

[-] DanceMomsSavedMe@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 days ago

This is fucking horrible. Surely the UN has some pull to get these people in?

[-] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

They'll still attend by videocall. It's just the US being petty.

[-] rumimevlevi@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

No the UN doesn't

[-] Iusedtobeanalien@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

pathetic behaviour from the epstein network regime once again

[-] anarchy79@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I mean the Epstein thing was likely coordinated by Mossad so no surprises there.

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