Monday, May 11, 2009

Obama fails to move Arabs


Arab Peace Offer Is Not Negotiable

The Arab League [has] shot down a U.S. suggestion that the Arab peace initiative be changed to make it more palatable to Israel.

Several Arab diplomats said that the Americans are asking Arab states to drop demands for a right of return for Palestinian refugees and agree to either resettle them in the host countries or in the Palestinian territories.

Arab foreign ministers meeting at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo rejected the request, said Jordan's foreign minister. "The ministers renewed their commitment to the initiative as it is without change," Nasser Judeh said.
(Arab News-Saudi Arabia)
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