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Friday, September 23, 2011

Abbas makes bid for Palestinian statehood

Abbas makes bid for Palestinian statehood Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, defied a week of fierce diplomatic resistance on Friday to push Palestine’s bid for recognition as an independent state by filing an official application for United Nations membership.

Mr Abbas handed a letter to Ban Ki-moon, UN secretary-general, calling for the Security Council to vote on whether to give the Palestinians statehood, acting on a vow that was sharply criticised by the US and European states and has enraged Israel.
http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/GD9PNO/268VPS/VL1U46/DWYQZ5/B7/h?a1=2011&a2=9&a3=23

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