Brussels, 06/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 6 October, the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, called on Europeans to give their support to the “Palestinian Spring”, by defending Palestine's bid for United Nations membership. Speaking at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, Abbas said: “You supported the Arab Spring which was seeking democracy and freedom.” He added: “Now the Palestinian Spring has arrived, asking for freedom and an end to the (Israeli)...