Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas makes UN statehood bid

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Source: BBC

To rapturous applause in the General Assembly, he urged the Security Council to back a state with pre-1967 borders.

He said the Palestinians had entered negotiations with Israel with sincere intentions, but blamed the building of Jewish settlements for their failure.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he was reaching out to Palestinians and blamed them for refusing to negotiate.

"I continue to hope that President Abbas will be my partner in peace," he said in his speech in New York.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15033357

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1. Q&A: Palestinian bid for statehood

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/palestinianauthority/8785937/QandA-Palestinian-bid-for-statehood.html

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2. Palestinians To Seek UN Membership

source:yahoo news

French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged the Palestinians on Tuesday to drop their bid for U.N. membership and opt instead for upgraded status in the world body, but Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas remained determined to pursue international recognition of an independent state.

read more at : http://www.newusanews.com/News-2384032/Palestinians-To-Seek-UN-Membership