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Source: https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/ANALYSIS-At-UN-another-PR-victory-for-Abbas-577534
Another PR "Victory" for Abbas at the UN
(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - On Tuesday, Palestinian Authority officials celebrated what one called a "major public relations victory for President Abbas and Palestine" - assuming the presidency of the Group 77 (G77) and China, a bloc that represents 134 nations. Radio and television stations in Ramallah broadcasted news and interviews related to the event all day, with their main message being: Abbas is a hero; he has done it again; he has scored another historic victory for the Palestinians. One Abbas loyalist interviewed by the PA's Voice of Palestine radio boasted: the Palestinian state is now only a stone's throw away. But Abbas will soon return to Ramallah to realize that his latest "victory" has not changed the reality on the ground. As he was speaking at the UN, Hamas and other Palestinian factions were pointing out that Abbas was no longer a legitimate and rightful president since his term in office expired 10 years ago.