Palestinian UN ambassador withdraws General Assembly vice presidency bid after US pressure

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Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour withdrew his bid for vice president of the UN General Assembly after the US threatened to revoke visas for the Palestinian delegation. The US State Department cable instructed diplomats to pressure Palestinian officials, claiming Mansour's candidacy undermined US President Donald Trump's plans for Gaza.

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Submitted by Bilge Kotan on Fri, 05/22/2026 - 05:44 A diplomatic cable revealed that the United States instructed its diplomats to threaten Palestinian officials with revoking the visas of the Palestinian UN delegation ahead of the vote Riyad Mansour, the State of Palestine representative to the UN, attends a Security Council meeting on 24 November 2025 at UN headquarters in New York City (Spencer Platt / AFP) Off Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour is withdrawing his bid for vice president

Palestinian UN ambassador withdraws General Assembly vice presidency bid after US pressure

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