Palestinian UN envoy questions Abbas's exclusion from New York

Majed Bamya, deputy permanent observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, discussed the state of Palestinian statehood recognition in an interview with RFI on September 21, 2026.

Bamya said he did not understand the decision by US authorities to bar Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas from traveling to New York for the UN General Assembly, according to the broadcaster.

A year after France recognized the State of Palestine, Bamya called on the international community to take concrete steps, RFI reported.