FILE PHOTO: Palestinian legislator and activist Hanan Ashrawi attends the first International Conference Of Council for Arab and International Relations in Kuwait City February 11, 2013. REUTERS/Stephanie Mcgehee
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - A veteran Palestinian negotiator said on Monday she had been denied a U.S. travel visa for the first time, and viewed it as retaliation for her criticism of the Trump administration and Israel.
Asked about Hanan Ashrawi's allegations, a U.S. State Department official did not comment directly, but said visas are not refused on the grounds of an applicant's politics if those political statements or views would be lawful in the United States.
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