There is also diversity in dishes because the majority of Gazans are descendants of refugees from a wide area of historic Palestine, where there were different tastes and ingredients.

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"Sixty-five years ago on this day, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 181, which partitioned the land of historic Palestine into two states and became the birth certificate for Israel, " Mr Abbas said shortly before the vote in New York.

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So when he visits Palestine and meets Palestinian surfers, a sport and nation whose coexistence is very short in historic terms, he does not pretend surfing has had a dramatic impact on Palestine, but rather on the sub-population of Palestinians it has consumed.

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If Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to convince Israelis of his desire for peace, he must drop his objection to the recognition of Palestine, be the first to congratulate Abbas on his historic achievement and provide an early date for the resumption of talks.

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