US Refusing Visas to Palestinian Passport Holders, in Unannounced Policy

[Ghoti Ichthus]

US Refusing Visas to Palestinian Passport Holders, in Unannounced Policy​

State Department instructed diplomatic missions to refuse ‘all otherwise eligible’ applicants who seek visas on PA passport, via statute typically applied to individual cases
Today, 9:26 am

"The United States has quietly instituted a blanket freeze on almost all types of visa for applicants who hold Palestinian Authority-issued passports, The New York Times reported on Monday, citing four unnamed American officials. The US State Department confirmed the policy.

News of the summary denials came after US President Donald Trump’s administration said it would not issue visas for Palestinian officials seeking to attend this month’s United Nations General Assembly, including PA President Mahmoud Abbas, and after it paused all visitor visas for Palestinians from the Gaza Strip seeking medical treatment in the US. The newspaper said the new policy is much broader.

The temporary suspension covers “visas for medical treatment, university studies, visits to friends or relatives and business travel,” according to the Times.

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US refusing visas to Palestinian passport holders, in unannounced policy

State Department instructed diplomatic missions to refuse 'all otherwise eligible' applicants who seek visas on PA passport, via statute typically applied to individual cases

www.timesofisrael.com

 

[dwb]

Until they can live peacefully with others of different cultures this is a good idea.

 

[Tall Timbers]

I scratch my head in wonder as to why the USA was accepting passports from an entity that is not a country nor recognized as a country in the first place.

 

[Hol]

I scratch my head in wonder as to why the USA was accepting passports from an entity that is not a country nor recognized as a country in the first place.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

I scratch my head in wonder as to why the USA was accepting passports from an entity that is not a country nor recognized as a country in the first place.

After the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) became the Palestinian Authority (PA) and was recognized as administrator over "Palestinian" areas of the "occupied" West Bank as part of various negotiations and agreements, they issued "Palestinian" passports Still terrorist, despite legalese and political speak. Since the 2006 "elections" Hamas now administers, although PA claims Gaza. Hamas is terrorist, as well. Both also linked to Hezbollah, the military arm of Hamas.