Palestine 'Birth Certificate' Appealed For By Abbas At United Nations

Abbas Calls On UN To Issue 'Birth Certificate' For Palestine
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures after speaking at the United Nations General Assembly prior to a vote on a resolution on the issue of upgrading the Palestinian Authority's status to non-member observer state in the UN, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures after speaking at the United Nations General Assembly prior to a vote on a resolution on the issue of upgrading the Palestinian Authority's status to non-member observer state in the UN, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appealed to the U.N. General Assembly to recognize Palestinian statehood by supporting a resolution to upgrade the U.N. observer status of the Palestinian Authority from "entity" to "non-member state."

"The General Assembly is called upon today to issue a birth certificate of the reality of the State of Palestine," Abbas told the 193-nation assembly, according to the written text of his speech.

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