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The United States has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas an entry visa to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York, according to The decision comes as Washington extends visa sanctions against Palestinian officials.

In an exclusive conversation with OneIndia Editor Pankaj Mishra, Palestinian Ambassador to India Abdullah Abu Shawesh responds to the US decision and discusses what it means for the Palestinian leadership, the United Nations and the wider Israel-Palestine conflict.

The United States has accused the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization of failing to meet certain peace-process commitments and has previously cited concerns including what it describes as the glorification of terrorism and attempts to internationalize the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Watch this exclusive conversation with Palestinian Ambassador Abdullah Abu Shawesh, only on OneIndia.

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00:00Palestinian Prime Minister's visit to United Nations where the visa issues have been created
00:04by the United States, but the UN has allowed, I believe, the broadcast of the Prime Minister's
00:12address to the UN. Do you feel left out there? Iran is there.
00:16This is the rationality of unrationality that we are living in the world.
00:20The United States of America did not have the right to deny anyone to attend the UNGA
00:26or an UN official meeting at all. Do I reveal a secret when I say this is the logic of
00:31power
00:32when they prevent the President Abbas and Greenwine, the fugitive from justice who's responsible
00:37of killing 74,000 Palestinians, destroying Gaza and all of peace war equipment.
00:42Do you think this is Israel's proximity with the United States which is prohibiting Prime Minister
00:47Mahmoud Abbas to visit there? Do you feel that there is anyone can differentiate between Israel
00:52and they're not safe? Same. Unless there is someone can tell us, yes, there is a difference.
00:58One more question that is dominating the headlines, Ambassador Chavez, is the United Nations and
01:04Prime Minister Israel, Palestinian Prime Minister's visit to United Nations where the visa issues
01:11have been created by the United States. But the UN has allowed, I believe, the broadcast
01:17of the Prime Minister's address to the UN. Do you feel left out there?
01:23Iran is there?
01:24This is, again, this is the rationality of unrationality that we are living in the world,
01:30in the world today.
01:32When the United States of America, which is the host country of the United Nations, and did
01:38not have the ability and did not have the right, because I'm the son of the United Nations,
01:41I can assure you, the United States of America did not have the right to deny anyone to attend
01:47the ONGA or any UN official meeting at all. At all. One word, this is not their right. But
01:55you know, by the end of the day, it's not a logic of right. We are living in an era
02:00where
02:01the mighty create right. The other, yes, of course, mighty create right. It's a logic
02:06of power. Do I reveal the secret when I say this is the logic of power, when they prevent
02:11the President Abbas? And meanwhile, the fugitive from justice was responsible of killing 74,000
02:17Palestinians, destroying Gaza, and all of these war crimes. And he's wanted, according to the
02:22international law, it's used to be, will going to be received with a red carpet in New York.
02:28This is the, again, this is the era of when the mighty create, right? This is the rationality
02:32of Russia, unrationality, unfortunately. But meanwhile, when United States of America, they
02:38are calling for a war in a war with Iran. But meanwhile, they are allowing the President
02:45of Iran, thanks God, of course, because this is part of the unrationality. But they allow the
02:51President of Iran, and of course, the foreign minister, and of course, many other officials
02:58to attend the UNGA, and they prevent the one who should, must go to there to speak about
03:04his people, the victims, which is the President.
03:07You think this is Israel's proximity with United States, which is prohibiting Prime Minister
03:12Mahmoud Abbas to visit there? That's why America is not alive.
03:15Could any, do you feel that there is anyone can differentiate between Israel and the United States?
03:20Yeah, same. Unless there is someone can tell us, yes, there is a difference. Unless
03:25that before, when it came to the policy towards the Palestinians and to the, our world and the
03:31authority. Well, this particular incident shows you how deep the animosity between the Israel
03:38and Palestine is that Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas is not allowed to visit United States,
03:43although you want to be broadcasting his pre-recorded message. Whereas the country which is at war
03:49with the United States, that is Iran, its President, and the Foreign Minister are allowed to visit.
03:56The intricacies are very intense, I would say, and here at Palestinian University, thank you,
04:01Ambassador, for clearing the wheat from the shaft, for making the clear difference, what appears
04:08to the naked eyes, and what exactly is happening. Thank you so much. Sure, my pleasure. Always my pleasure.
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