Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers prerecorded UN speech after US visa denial

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, delivering prerecorded remarks from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied him and other senior Palestinian officials visas to attend the gathering for a second consecutive year.

In his statement, Abbas warned that “the Palestinian people face one of the most dangerous times in its history,” emphasizing a perceived threat to their “life and existence.” France 24’s Kethevane Gorjestani subsequently highlighted several of the main takeaways from the president’s address.

Abbas’s prerecorded speech was presented to the UN General Assembly following the U.S. visa denial, and France 24 reported on the key points of his remarks.