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Arab leader should accept Olmert's invitation
munaeem | 04 April, 2007 02:13
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has invited Arab leaders to a regional peace conference to discuss their ideas for resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict.
In response to Olmert's call , Saudi Official told The Associated Press that Israel should accept the 2002 Arab peace initiative and launch negotiations with Palestinians and Syria leading to a return of their lands and the creation of a Palestinian state.
The kingdom’s chilly response is not surprising.
The Islamic background to the Saudi state is the biggest obstacle in the face of any reconciliation with Israel.
It is wrong to put pressure on Israel to accept the Saudi peace plan without negotiation. Israel's concerns are justified. Arabs should take into consideration Israel's demographic and security concerns. Even a layman can see that return of hostile Palestinian Arabs will create problems for the Jewish state.
So Arabs states should sit together with Israel and try to find out a solution for this obstacle. If Arabs do not show flexibility, the crisis will not end.
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