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US threatens to revoke Palestinian UN ambassador's visa, report says

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The US is threatening to revoke the visas of the Palestinian delegation to the United Nations unless Ambassador Riyad Mansour withdraws his candidacy for vice-president of the UN General Assembly. A State Department cable instructed diplomats to pressure Palestinian officials, citing Mansour's past accusations against Israel and potential damage to US-PA relations.
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The US is threatening to revoke the visas of the Palestinian delegation to the United Nations unless the Palestinian ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansour, withdraws his candidacy for vice-president of the UN General Assembly, NPR reported on Thursday. A US State Department cable obtained by the publication instructed US diplomats in Jerusalem on Tuesday to pressure Palestinian officials to withdraw their bid ahead of the elections scheduled on 2 June for one of the assembly’s 21 vice-president po

US threatens to revoke Palestinian UN ambassador's visa, report says
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