The Trump Administration announced Friday that it won't issue visas to senior Palestinian officials who wish to travel to New York to attend the UN General Assembly in September, and will revoke visas that were previously granted.

Why it matters: The U.S. move comes in response to a planned initiative by several Western countries to recognize a Palestinian state during the annual global gathering. It underscores that on policy toward Gaza and the Palestinians more generally, it is the U.S. and Israel vs. nearly all the rest of the world.

Driving the news: It was not immediately clear whether the State Department's announcement will prevent Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from attending next month's assembly. • Such a move would be unprecedented. According to its host country agreem

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