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Abbas: 57 land godkjenner Israel
Her har Abbas holdt tale til FNs hovedforsamling i slutten av september, hvorved han har kommet med utsagn på vegne av den arabiske verden og sagt fra om han selv på vegne av 57 arabiske land, vil godkjenne staten Israel. Hvorvidt han har fullmakt fra alle landene kan ikke jeg se fremgår av artikkelen , men talen bringer jo likevel et pust av fornuft fra den kanten vil nå jeg si-
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Abbas at the UNGA: Israeli-Palestinian peace means Arab recognition of Israel
PA president cautions against reaching an interim agreement; Yacimovich: Abbas' "modest remarks" foster hope.
Peace between Israel and the Palestinians will result in recognition of Israel from 57 Arab states, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said during his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday.
"Let us envision another future... in which Israel will gain the recognition of 57 Arab and Muslim countries and where the States of Palestine and Israel will coexist in peace, in order to realize each people's hopes for progress and prosperity," he said.
In his speech, Abbas reassured the international community that the Palestinians' new status at the UN would not compromise the fragile calm on the ground.
"The quest to raise Palestine's status does not aim at delegitimizing any existing state, that is, the state of Israel," Abbas said, "but to consecrate the legitimacy of a state that must exist, which is Palestine."
Abbas spoke at length about the peace process, warning that the window of opportunity for peace is closing.
"Time is running out, and the window of peace is narrowing and the opportunities are diminishing. The current round of negotiations appears to be a last chance to realize a just peace," he said.