Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas will have to deliver remarks and participate in meetings via video link.

For the second year in a row, the US government under President Donald Trump has denied diplomatic visas for Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas and other Palestinian officials — a move condemned by the PA and outside critics as counter to international peace efforts. Abbas, who leads both the PA and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), was to attend meetings at the United…

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