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Arab nations back indirect peace talks with Israel | ||
2010-05-03 | ||
CAIRO -- Arab nations gave the Palestinians the green light Saturday to enter indirect peace talks with Israel, likely opening the way for the start of long-stalled U.S.-brokered negotiations.
Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat told reporters that the Arab foreign ministers decided 'that we should stick to the decision' to enter indirect talks with Israel via a US mediator. 'We need the Arabs' support and assistance,' Erekat said. This is the second time Arab nations have endorsed indirect talks. The Arab League first did so in early March. Arab foreign ministers said Saturday they had reservations about backing the talks a second time, but said they were willing to do so for a preliminary four-month period despite what they see as a lack of commitment to peace from Israel. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has signaled that he would be willing to resume negotiations, and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday the talks would start next week. The talks will not be the face-to-face meetings the Obama administration had hoped to put in place more than a year after peace efforts broke down amid Israel's military offensive on Hamas-ruled Gaza. The Palestinians have refused to sit down at the same table with Israel until it agrees to freeze all construction in West Bank settlements and in east Jerusalem -- two areas that the Palestinians want for an independent state along with the Gaza Strip. The indirect talks, with US envoy George Mitchell shuttling between the two sides, were meant as a compromise. | ||
Posted by:Steve White |
#3 ION HAARETZ > ISRAELI OFFICIAL: ACCEPTING PALESTINIANS INTO ISRAEL BETTER THAN TWO-STATE SOLUTION. versus MEMRI > EGYPTIAN FM AHMAL ABU-AL-GHEIT WARNS THAT NUCLEAR IRAN WILL FORCE ARABS TO JOIN THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE. FM GHEIT also remarked that IRAN is a [distinct?] PERSIAN POWER = MUSLIM STATE, NOT an "ARAB" ONE. |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-05-03 20:49 |
#2 what? an arab might not be telling the truth??? i am shocked! does bambi know |
Posted by: abu do you love 2010-05-03 10:49 |
#1 how can you tell when an Arab is lying? |
Posted by: 746 2010-05-03 10:48 |