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            Husam Zomlot: Why President Mahmoud Abbas "Won the Day"
Palestine's President Mahmoud Abbas was at the U.N. today to make the case against President Trump's Middle East peace plan. At the last minute, Abbas was forced to withdraw his proposal for a security council resolution against Trump’s plan, under fierce pressure from the U.S. and Israel. Husam Zomlot, Head of Palestinian Mission to the U.K., offers his perspective.
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