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Palestinians Seize the World Stage
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has demanded membership in the United Nations. We hear Israel's reaction and what it means for US diplomacy at the UN and in the Middle East.
By Warren Olney • • 49m ListenPalestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has demanded membership in the United Nations. We hear Israel's reaction and what it means for US diplomacy at the UN and in the Middle East. Also, the US faces another government shutdown, and the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff blames Pakistan for attacks on American targets in Afghanistan.
Banner image: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas holds up papers for statehood while addressing the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2011 in New York City. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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2 storiesPalestinians Seize the World Stage
To a standing ovation from the General Assembly, PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas applied for full Palestinian membership in the United Nations today. On the streets of Ramallah, rapturous crowds waved flags and cheered a speech that attacked Israel as an occupying power defiant of UN resolutions.
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Admiral Mike Mullen has become the highest American official to accuse Pakistan's intelligence service of responsibility for attacks on US targets in Afghanistan.
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