U.S. EXTENDS VISA BAN ON PLO MEMBERS AND PA OFFICIALS...

The State Department reported to Congress that the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority again failed their commitments under the PLO Commitments Compliance Act of 1989 and the Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 2002. The findings include actions at international organizations that contradict Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338, cases at the ICC and ICJ, unilateral recognition campaigns, stipends to terrorists, and glorifying terrorism in public statements and school textbooks.

The United States will extend visa sanctions on PLO members and PA officials under section 604(a)(1) of MEPCA. The standing waiver for personnel notified to the PLO Observer Mission to the United Nations remains in place.