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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is gambling on a favorable response about statehood from the U.N. (Associated Press)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waves to supporters upon his arrival at the government compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011. Mr. Abbas received a hero's welcome, triumphantly telling his people the "Palestinian Spring" has begun following his historic speech to the United Nations on Friday. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 66th session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (left) addresses the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters on Sept. 23, 2011. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the assembly shortly after Abbas. (Associated Press)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a letter requesting recognition of Palestine as a state as he addresses the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 23, 2011, at U.N. headquarters. (Associated Press)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (left) poses for a picture with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon after giving him a letter requesting recognition of Palestine as a state during the 66th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters on Sept. 23, 2011. (Associated Press)
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (left) and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meet Tuesday at a New York hotel during the U.N. General Assembly session. Mr. Sarkozy has proposed a one-year timetable for establishing a Palestinian state. (Associated Press)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (center) arrives at his hotel in New York on Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, to attend the 66th General Assembly session of the United Nations. (AP Photo/David Karp)
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Palestinian children hold posters of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a rally in the village of Azmut, near the West Bank city of Nablus, on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. Mr. Abbas is set to address the United Nations this week to ask the world to recognize a Palestinian state. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures and the end of his speech in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. Abbas said Friday he would ask the Security Council next week to accept the Palestinians as full members at the United Nations. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (above right) meets with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov on Saturday in the West Bank. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) plans visits soon to Poland, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria regarding the Palestinian statehood issue.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 25, 2011. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS/HAMAS MEDIA OFFICE Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (center left) shakes hands with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal in Cairo on Wednesday after agreement on a reconcilation pact. Left unresolved was who will lead the government to be formed. There was also no mention of relations with Israel.
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at a Fatah central council meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at a Fatah central council meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Abbas said Wednesday he will not run for re-election. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, 76, hasn't openly designated a favorite to succeed him, but insists it doesn't matter because he's not planning to step down anytime soon. (Associated Press)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, 76, hasn't openly designated a favorite to succeed him, but insists it doesn't matter because he's not planning to step down anytime soon. (Associated Press)
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he won't have any "quick reactions" to Israel's resumption of settlement construction in the West Bank. (Associated Press)
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (right) reacts during a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Elysee Palace on Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, in Paris. Mr. Abbas said Sunday that Israel must choose between peace or settlements as Israel's 10-month settlement construction slowdown expired. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, unseen, delivers a speech during a meeting at the Elysee Palace Monday, Sept. 27, 2010 in Paris. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday that Israel must choose between peace or settlements as Israel's 10-month settlement construction slowdown expired. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
