REPLAY: Palestinian president Abbas addresses UN General Assembly

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated at the UN General Assembly that Israeli policies threaten not just peace solutions but the very existence of Palestinians. His remarks were prerecorded from Ramallah after US visa refusals targeted him and top officials for a second year.

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas told the UN on Thursday that Israeli policies no longer just jeopardized a two-state solution but were now threatening the "very life and existence" of his people. Abbas delivered prerecorded remarks to the UN’s General Assembly from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied him and other top Palestinian officials visas to attend the gathering for the second year in a row.