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Abbas chooses restraint in UN speech calling for peace conference

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Published: 22 February 2018

Last updated: 4 March 2024

In contrast to fiery addresses in Ramallah which threatened to cut ties with Israel, PAS president proposes an international mediator and reduced role for the US

With toned-down UN speech, Abbas tries to signal he’s still relevant (Times of Israel)
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s speech at the United Nations did not carry any surprises. The only change appeared to be in Abbas’s tone, which seemed calmer and more restrained

Abbas calls for international conference to advance peace efforts (Jerusalem Post)
Abbas said the international conference he envisions would back a new multilateral formula for the peace process that gives multiple states a role in mediating negotiations.

Trump team briefs Security Council on Mideast peace plan (Jerusalem Post)
According to diplomatic sources, Kushner and Greenblatt said of the plan that “both sides are going to love some of it and hate some of it.”

Photo: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the UN on February 20 (Timothy Clary/AFP)
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