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Arab Leagueâs program - still OK to murder Jews while "combating occupation"
JORDAN TIMES 24 May â04:"Leaders adopt reform plan" By Alia Shukri HamzehTUNIS - Arab leaders on Sunday concluded their 16th summit after endorsing a widely debated blueprint for ... reforms in the region. The 13-point document... is part of Arab governmentâs efforts to push off Washingtonâs controversial "Greater Middle East Initiative," expected to be presented to the G-8 summit in June. Arab diplomats emphasised the significance of adopting their own reform document in order to present it to the industrialised group and avoid imposition of the US initiative, which presses for political reforms in the region under claims it was a fertile ground for terrorism. The ...blueprint of agreed on principles calls for greater political freedom, good governance and transparency, advanced civil liberties and human rights, womenâs rights and judicial reforms. The fight against terrorism was included in the document, which also highlights the need to solve ...the Arab-Israeli conflict in order to allow for development and political reform. ----------------------snipped, go read it at the link---- Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-05-25 |
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