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Middle East
Saudis present The Plan at Beirut
2002-03-27
  • Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah asked an Arab summit Wednesday to back his plan for "normal ties" with Israel in return for an Israeli withdrawal from all occupied Arab land and creation of a Palestinian state. It should be based on "normal relations and security for Israel in exchange for full withdrawal from all occupied territories, recognition of an independent Palestinian state with al-Quds al-Sharif (east Jerusalem) as its capital and the return of (Palestinian) refugees." The Saudi leader appealed to the world to support "this noble humanitarian proposal which seeks to remove the danger of destructive wars and the establishment of peace for all the inhabitants of the region, without exception."

    "I would further say to the Israeli people that, if their government abandons the policy of force and oppression and embraces true peace, we will not hesitate to accept the right of the Israeli people to live in security with the people of the region," Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler declared.

    The Palestinian Authority immediately welcomed Prince Abdullah's plan and urged the Jewish state to respond. "The Palestinian leadership...asserts that this initiative represents a wise basis for a just and comprehensive solution and just peace between Arab states and Israel," said Khaled Salam, a senior aide to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.

    But Syrian Hereditary President Bashar al-Assad countered with a call for Arab states to back the Palestinian uprising by severing any ties with Israel -- a dig at Egypt and Jordan, the only Arab countries to sign peace treaties with the Jewish state.
    Well, there it is, after all this fanfare, on the table. $5 sez they bring up something similar five years and about 5000 dead from now. But in the meantime, the Syrians have reached a backdoor deal with Yasser to supply up to 500,000 barrels of vitriol a day at below-market rates.
    • Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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