Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority

02:05 06/01/2013

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GAZA, January 6 (RIA Novosti) - The leader of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Mahmoud Abbas, signed a decree on Saturday to change PNA to “the State of Palestine,” the official WAFA news agency reported.

It was the first concrete move by the Palestinian leadership after the UN General Assembly voted in November 2012 to recognize the Palestinian Authority (PA) as a non-member observer state. The vote amounts to an implicit recognition of the Palestinian statehood.

“The decree… envisages changing the Palestinian National Authority name to “the State of Palestine” in all official documents, on stamps and government agency plaques. Changes will also be introduced to the Palestinian coat of arms,” the agency reported.

Abbas also said he changes his title to the president of the state.

Palestinian post stamps, orders, medals and letterheads will also be changed to bear the new name.

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bielecTime for symbolic, psychological steps
05:24, 06/01/2013
Palestine should now invest in a few sports - good athletes that will be able to win medals in the Olympic games and international championships. These events are usually televised worldwide and a Palestinian flag with Paletinian anthem would be a further step in a legitimate fight for recognition. This is what East Germany was doing after WWII.
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bielecNow, there is the question of borders
05:39, 06/01/2013
Abbas has to make this step forward. A state must have a territory and borders. Will these borders reflect the the pre-1947 reality, the UNGA Resolution 181 of 1947 or the pre-1967 borders and the UNSC Resolution 242? This decision has to be made sooner rather than later.
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