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September 19, 2025 International law
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Friday resolution, concerning the "participation of the State of Palestine in the work of the 80th session." Specifically, Palestinian representatives who were denied U.S. visas are given the opportunity to speak via video link in the General Assembly hall or at any high-level event. The document was adopted with 145 votes in favor; five countries, including the United States, voted against, and six abstained.
The US is against
Speaking before the vote, US Representative Jonathan Schreier said: "The US opposition to this resolution should come as no surprise. The Trump administration has made it clear: we must hold the PLO [Palestinian Liberation Organization] and the Palestinian Authority accountable for failing to fulfill their obligations under the Oslo Accords."
He stressed that the Palestinian side “is not a reliable partner in the peace process” and also called for an end to “attempts to internationalize the conflict through judicial campaigns, including appeals to the International Criminal Court and International Court of Justice, and efforts for unilateral recognition of a hypothetical Palestinian state."
China on "isolation of the United States"
China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Geng Shuang, called the US position "unbalanced." "The United States has long maintained an unbalanced position on the Palestinian issue, consistently resisting efforts by the General Assembly and the Security Council to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and covering up the occupying power's flagrant violations of international law," the diplomat noted.
He recalled that the day before, the United States had once again blocked a Security Council resolution on Gaza, using its veto for the eighth time since the conflict began in October 2023. "Today's vote results once again exposed the United States' rude and unjustified decision and its isolation in the international community," the diplomat emphasized.
Palestine's reaction
Palestine's Permanent Representative to the UN, Riyad Mansour, thanked most countries for their "crystal clear position," drawing attention to the obligations of the host country under the UN Headquarters Agreement, in particular regarding the issuance of visas.
“Agreeing or disagreeing with the host country on individual issues does not give it the right to abuse its powers by depriving us of the opportunity to obtain visas and personally participate in work with other delegations on issues of importance to the international community, including the Palestinian issue,” Mansour said.
Visa situation
The vote took place amid a challenging visa situation: the United States, as the host country for UN agencies, revoked the visas of Palestinian officials before the opening of the 80th session of the General Assembly. The session's general debates, as a reminder, will take place on September 23–27 and September 29.
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