Palestinian VP writes to Rubio rejecting visa ban rationale

Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging him to reconsider the decision to bar Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from the UN General Assembly, arguing it was made on false pretenses. The ban constitutes the biggest rupture between the U.S. and the PA since President Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in 2017. It's part of a series of moves from the State Department in recent months, that undermine the Palestinian Authority (PA). (Read more at Axios)