US sanctions PLO & Palestinian Authority over terror accusation

US sanctions PLO & Palestinian Authority over terror accusation

The Donald Trump administration of the United States has imposed visa sanctions on the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA), the de facto internationally-recognised Palestinian government with its seat at Ramallah, West Bank.

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and President of Palestinian Authority (PA), reads a statement during a meeting with then-US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not seen) in Ramallah, West Bank, on January 31, 2023. (Photo: Ronaldo Schemidt/Pool via Reuters)