Palestinians Rally to Support Abbas's UN Speech

Palestinians in the West Bank were getting together on the street for the whole Friday afternoon to hear Abbas's speech.

Our correspondent Xiaoyu witnessed local reactions in the West Bank city of Ramallah and filed this report.

 
In Ramallah, people flooded the city center hours before Abbas's speech at the United Nations. A sea of Palestinian national flags and portraits of Abbas demonstrated the power of solidarity¹ on this historic moment for all the Palestinians.

"We are so excited, full of energy, very optimistic about this moment."

"We are occupied for 62 years. We should have the right to have a Palestinian state. All the world should support us to have a state."

Everyone turned to silence as Abbas began to speak. People lined every rooftop around the center square to watch their president on the big screen erected² for the occasion.

The festive³ atmosphere returned after the speech ended. Palestinians were eager to express their excitement.

"The message is strong and clear to Israel. They must end the occupation now. The Palestinians demand a state at this moment."

"You can see all the people are happy, very pleasant. Because they will see the state."

Security is especially tight throughout the day. Clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians stone-throwers took place near Nablus and around East Jerusalem.

Local media reported that a Palestinian was shot dead during a confrontation⁴ southeast of the Palestinian city of Nablus.

Regardless of the result by the UN Security Council to accept Palestine as a full member state or not, experts on both sides believe negotiation⁵ is the only path to peace.

Here is Palestinian news anylyst Elias Zananiri, who still hopes that the Security Council could fulfill⁶ Palestine's wish:

"Abbas is trying to solidify⁷ the Palestinian negotiating position by means of international legitimacy⁸ and UN resolutions. The rules of the game will change because the Israelis will live with the fact that they are talking to a different state next to it, and settle down all the differences with this state, not with anyone else. "

Doctor Jonathan Spyer from the International Affairs Center of Israel told CRI that neither Abbas nor Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented any new points in their speeches about core issues of the conflict.

"We are not really any new positions in terms of the core issues of the conflict, the refugees, the border, Jerusalem. This is something that remains⁹ the case. If there's really a position, it's that there's a deadlock¹⁰ between the two sides. Certainly they (Palestinians) are making themselves center of world attention; this is a very important achievement. But what I'm saying is that in the end of the day you have to go back to the substantive¹¹ issues of the conflict. In regard of this, nothing much has changed."

Resumption of negotiations¹² is called upon by all the parties involved, though without any hope of resolutions in the near future.

For CRI, this is Zhang Xiaoyu from Ramallah.

1 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

2 ERECTED   

adj. 直立的，竖立的，笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立，建立

参考例句：

• A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。
• A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。

3 festive   

adj.欢宴的，节日的

参考例句：

• It was Christmas and everyone was in festive mood.当时是圣诞节，每个人都沉浸在节日的欢乐中。
• We all wore festive costumes to the ball.我们都穿着节日的盛装前去参加舞会。

4 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

5 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

6 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

7 solidify   

v.(使)凝固，(使)固化，(使)团结

参考例句：

• Opinion on this question began to solidify.对这个问题的意见开始具体化了。
• Water will solidify into ice if you freeze it.水冷冻会结冰。

8 legitimacy   

n.合法，正当

参考例句：

• The newspaper was directly challenging the government's legitimacy.报纸直接质疑政府的合法性。
• Managing from the top down,we operate with full legitimacy.我们进行由上而下的管理有充分的合法性。

9 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

10 deadlock   

n.僵局，僵持

参考例句：

• The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
• The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。

11 substantive   

adj.表示实在的；本质的、实质性的；独立的；n.实词，实名词；独立存在的实体

参考例句：

• They plan to meet again in Rome very soon to begin substantive negotiations.他们计划不久在罗马再次会晤以开始实质性的谈判。
• A president needs substantive advice,but he also requires emotional succor. 一个总统需要实质性的建议，但也需要感情上的支持。

12 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。