Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas is slated to address the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday by video after the U.S. revoked his visa last month. 

The U.N. last week voted in a 145-5 vote to allow Abbas to speak during the major international event, after the U.S. accused the Palestinian leadership of undermining peace efforts and barred entry for about 80 Palestinians. 

It is unclear how Abbas’ address will differ from the one he gave Monday at an event co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia, during which the Palestinian leader called for an immediate ceasefire and for Hamas to hand over all weapons to the PA.

The PA has not played a significant role in ceasefire negotiations, though Abbas on Monday thanked the U.S., Qatar and Egypt for their mediating efforts with Israel. 

Abbas argued that the PA “is the only legitimate authority qualified to assume full responsibility for governance and security in Gaza, through a temporary administrative committee linked to the Palestinian government in the West Bank, with Arab and international support.”

The Palestinian president said his government has been pursuing a “comprehensive reform agenda” that will “strengthen governance, transparency and the rule of law” for Gaza.

He said the plan being drawn up includes reforming financial institutions, school curricula in line with UNESCO standards, establishing a social welfare program, and holding presidential and parliamentary elections within one year of the war’s end. 

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meets with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street in London on Sept. 8, 2025. (Tolga Akmen/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The State Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s questions on whether it supports re-implementing the PA.

The Trump administration has repeatedly made clear it does not support the actions taken by other Western nations that this week said they will now acknowledge a “state of Palestine.”