Hanan Ashrawi says it could be a retaliation for her criticism of Trump and Israel.
A veteran Palestinian negotiator said on Monday she had been denied a US travel visa for the first time, and viewed it as retaliation for her criticism of the Trump administration and Israel.
“It is official! My US visa application has been rejected. No reason given,” Ashrawi said on Twitter. She is a member of the executive committee of the umbrella Palestine Liberation Organisation and took part in interim peace talks with Israel dating back decades. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said last week that the United States seems to be crafting a plan for a Palestinian surrender to Israel instead of a peace deal.
“Most of my life, I’ve been going back and forth, meeting people, speaking everywhere. This is new,” she said. “They are trying to punish us.”query about Ashrawi’s statements, citing confidentiality for visa records.
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