U.S. bars Palestinian officials from attending U.N. General Assembly as France plans recognition of Palestine

BETHLEHEM / PNN /

The United States announced Friday it will not grant visas to officials from the Palestinian Authority to attend next month’s U.N. General Assembly, at a time when France is preparing to formally recognise the State of Palestine.

In a statement, the State Department said: “Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejects and revokes the visas of members of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority ahead of the United Nations General…