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Palestinians Skeptical Of Abbas UN Bid

On Nov. 29, the UN General Assembly will consider a resolution to grant non-state observer status in the UN General Assembly. But the effort by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has generated skepticism and antipathy among many Palestinians.

Al-Monitor
Nov 18, 2012
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 16, 2012. Palestinian militants nearly hit Jerusalem with a rocket for the first time in decades on Friday and fired at Tel Aviv for a second day, in a stinging challenge to Israel's Gaza offensive after an Egyptian bid to broker a truce. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Nov. 16, 2012. Palestinian militants nearly hit Jerusalem with a rocket for the first time in decades on Friday and fired at Tel Aviv for a second day, in a stinging challenge to Israel's Gaza offensive after an Egyptian bid to broker a truce. — REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

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