The United States is denying new visas and revoking old ones from individuals associated with the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority ahead of the U.N. General Assembly in September, the U.S. State Department announced on Friday.

“The Trump administration has been clear: It is in our national security interests to hold the PLO and P.A. accountable for not complying with their commitments and for undermining the prospects for peace,” read a memo. “Before the PLO and P.A. can be considered partners for peace, they must consistently repudiate terrorism, including the Oct. 7 massacre, and end incitement to terrorism in education.”

“The P.A. must also end its attempts to bypass negotiations through international lawfare campaigns, including appeals to the ICC and I

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