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US pressures Palestinian envoy to drop UNGA vice presidency bid
short by Anushka Singh / on Thursday, 21 May, 2026
US administration has threatened to revoke visas of Palestinian delegation to the UN if the Palestinian ambassador does not end his UN General Assembly (UNGA) vice presidency bid. The administration has instructed the US Embassy in Jerusalem to issue a formal protest to the leaders of the Palestinian Authority. The US has suggested that the Palestinian ambassador's bid "fuels tensions".
read more at Reuters