The US threatens to revoke the Palestinian UN ambassador's visa, report says

The US threatens to revoke the Palestinian UN ambassador's visa, report says Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/21/2026 - 06:49 Washington pressures Riyad Mansour to drop his bid for vice president of the UN General Assembly, US cable reveals Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York on 18 February 2026. (Charly Triballeu /AFP) Off The US is threatening to revoke the visas of the Palestinian delegation to the United Nations unless the Palestinian ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansour, withdraws his candidacy for vice president of the UN General Assembly , NPR reported on Thursday. A US State Department cable obtained by the publication instructed US diplomats in Jerusalem on Tuesday to pressure Palestinian officials this week to withdraw their bid ahead of 2 June elections for one of the assembly’s 21 vice president posts.