Secretary of State Marco Rubio is denying and revoking visas from members of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) ahead of the United Nations General Assembly, set to begin on Sept. 9 .

“Before the PLO and PA can be considered partners for peace, they must consistently repudiate terrorism—including the October 7 [2023] massacre—and end incitement to terrorism in education, as required by U.S. law,” the State Department said in a statement released on Friday .

It's currently unclear if Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who is set to travel to New York to deliver an address at the General Assembly, is included in the restrictions.

The State Department insisted that the PA must end appeals to the International Court of Justice

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