US blocks Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas from attending UN meeting in New York The decision comes as France leads international efforts to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN meeting next month.

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"Their long friendship took root when they served in the American delegation to the 1981 funeral of Anwar el-Sadat, the Egyptian president. They also made headlines on the return flight by agreeing that the United States should negotiate with the #PalestineLiberationOrganization ."