Then-VP Joe Biden meets with PA President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, March 9, 2016. (Flash90) (Flash90)
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The incident raises the question as to how seriously the US takes the PA leader.

According to a report released by the news site Axios, US President Joe Biden denied the request of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to meet either during his visit to the UN or at the White House, claiming scheduling issues.

The snub resulting in Abbas’s decision not to address the General Sssembly but rather to send his speech via video.