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In U.N. speeches, Abbas, Netanyahu trade charges of ‘ethnic cleansing’
September 23, 2011 / Ron Kampeas and Uriel Heilman, JTA

NEW YORK (JTA) — Mahmoud Abbas outlined a vision for an independent Palestine that hewed to the two-state formula but also revived rhetoric that hearkened back to an era of Palestinian belligerence. Shortly after concluding his speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Friday, the Palestinian Authority president was… Read more »