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- The cable warned it would revoke Palestinian officials’ visas and withhold customs revenue unless the PA withdrew its UN vice-presidency bid.
- President Donald Trump’s administration ordered the embassy in Jerusalem to press the PA to drop the candidacy by May 22 after an August visa denial.
- The cable warned that without engagement the PA would lose customs and tax revenue—about 60 % of its income—blocked by Israel since the October 2023 Gaza war.
