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president abbas request for statehood at the u.n. peacefully. and now the news live from the new york newsroom. what else did president abbas have to say? he was given a standing ovation before he spoke. the palestinian sport president abbas handed the united nations secretary-general secretary the paperwork needed to start the process to try and get the bid for palestinian statehood started. abbas is defying the obama administration which has vowed to use the veto in the security council against it. during the speech he accused israel of sabotaging the peace process and continuing to build housing settlements in the west bank and said he is willing to start negotiation but that israel, he said, must end the occupation. he was frequently applaud during the speech and said that the time has long past for the palestinian people to have their own state.

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