ISLAMABAD: A senior Palestinian official visiting Pakistan on Thursday condemned the United States for refusing visas to President Mahmoud Abbas and his delegation for this month’s UN General Assembly session and a parallel conference on reviving the two-state solution.
Dr. Mahmoud Al-Habbash, Chief Islamic Justice of Palestine and adviser to Abbas on religious affairs, is in Islamabad with a four-member delegation to attend celebrations of the 1,500th birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Washington said last week it would not allow Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and others to travel to New York, where several US allies are set to recognize Palestine as a state.
Al-Habbash told Arab News the US decision was an “unjust, dangerous, and wrong” violation of international law.
“This is a major mistake and will complicate matters, but this will not stop us from continuing our struggle or from raising our voice,” Al-Habbash said.
