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People watch Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivering a speech at the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly in New York, on a television screen on 27 September, 2018 in Rafah, Gaza [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency]
![People watch Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivering a speech at the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly in New York, on a television screen on 27 September, 2018 in Rafah, Gaza [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180927_2_32587169_37603775.jpg?w=403&h=254&ssl=1 "Palestinian President's speech at the UN")
People watch Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivering a speech at the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly in New York, on a television screen on 27 September, 2018 in Rafah, Gaza [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency]
![People watch Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivering a speech at the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly in New York, on a television screen on 27 September, 2018 in Rafah, Gaza [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180927_2_32587169_37603774.jpg?w=403&h=268&ssl=1 "Palestinian President's speech at the UN")
People watch Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivering a speech at the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly in New York, on a television screen on 27 September, 2018 in Rafah, Gaza [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency]
![People watch Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivering a speech at the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly in New York, on a television screen on 27 September, 2018 in Rafah, Gaza [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180927_2_32587169_37603773.jpg?w=311&h=194&ssl=1 "Palestinian President's speech at the UN")
People watch Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivering a speech at the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly in New York, on a television screen on 27 September, 2018 in Rafah, Gaza [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency]
![People watch Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivering a speech at the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly in New York, on a television screen on 27 September, 2018 in Rafah, Gaza [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180927_2_32587169_37603772-scaled.jpg?w=291&h=194&ssl=1 "Palestinian President's speech at the UN")
People watch Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivering a speech at the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly in New York, on a television screen on 27 September, 2018 in Rafah, Gaza [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency]
![People watch Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivering a speech at the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly in New York, on a television screen on 27 September, 2018 in Rafah, Gaza [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180927_2_32587169_37603771.jpg?w=291&h=194&ssl=1 "Palestinian President's speech at the UN")
People watch Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivering a speech at the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly in New York, on a television screen on 27 September, 2018 in Rafah, Gaza [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency]
![People watch Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivering a speech at the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly in New York, on a television screen on 27 September, 2018 in Rafah, Gaza [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180927_2_32587169_37603770.jpg?w=291&h=194&ssl=1 "Palestinian President's speech at the UN")
People watch Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivering a speech at the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly in New York, on a television screen on 27 September, 2018 in Rafah, Gaza [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency]