Read more Abbas stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13459/abbas.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 22 May 2012 14:25:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/129455/mahmoud-abbas-hails-palestinian-spring-in-heros-welcome.html<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=842206&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110925084134' border='0' />Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has received a hero's welcome in the West Bank, triumphantly telling his people the "Palestinian Spring" has begun following his historic speech to the UN last week. Abbas asked the world body on Friday to recognize Palestinian independence, defying appeals from Israel and the United States...Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas waves to thousands of cheering Palestinians as they welcome him at his Ramallah headquarters on September 25, 2011.http://www.newser.com/story/129455/mahmoud-abbas-hails-palestinian-spring-in-heros-welcome.htmlSun, 25 Sep 2011 08:41:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/8140/bush-jockeys-for-mideast-peace-conference.htmlMary Papenfuss<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=30172&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401031748' border='0' />President Bush yesterday met with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Britain's Mideast envoy Tony Blair to build support for an Israeli-Palestinian peace conference in November, reports Reuters. Bush reiterated his support for a Palestinian state, and Abbas expressed a "sense of hope" concerning possible progress at the planned conference.President Bush and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.http://www.newser.com/story/8140/bush-jockeys-for-mideast-peace-conference.htmlTue, 25 Sep 2007 08:10:28 CDT