Abbas rallies envoys on Palestinian statehood bid (AFP)

AFP - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas gathered his top diplomats in Istanbul on Saturday, rallying them on their quest for statehood as he accused Israel of forcing them to take the campaign to the UN.

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