As Palestine’s flag is raised at U.N., Abbas dumps Oslo security obligations

As Palestine’s flag is raised at U.N., Abbas dumps Oslo security obligations

By Annie Robbins

Yesterday was a big day for Palestine in New York, as its flag was ceremoniously raised to a packed crowd in the U.N.'s Rose Garden in New York City. And Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he was dumping his obligations to coordinate security with Israel for the occupation, as laid out in the Oslo accords.

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