Palestinian Chairman Mahmoud Abbas at United Nations Representing his Case September-2011
At the UN on Friday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas appealed for recognition of an independent Palestinian state in a statesmanlike speech. I am the one who is accused. Hanging heavy in the air was the threat of renewed violence over frustrated Palestinian aspirations, in spite of Abbas' vow — perceived by Israeli security officials as genuine — to prevent Palestinian violence. The death on Friday of 35-year-old Issam Badram, in gunfire that erupted after rampaging Jewish settlers destroyed trees in a Palestinian grove, was the type of incident that both Palestinians and Israelis had feared would spark widespread violence. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,788154,00.html http://ca.news.yahoo.com/palestinians-request-un-recognition-wins-abbas-respect-104100573.html http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/africa-mideast/abbas-captivates-un-with-passionate-speech/article2178799/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_co...