Egypt and world politics brief
Israeli policies threaten 'life and existence' of Palestinians, Abbas tells UN
✦Key takeaways
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday by video after being denied a visa to the United States for the second year in a row.
- In his prerecorded speech, he denounced Israeli policies that he said threatened Palestinians with a new Nakba and vowed that his people would remain “on their land”.
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