Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent: Analysis / Arab world split on Israel presence at Med summit
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Title:The Med Summit will go ahead, with or without.
Name:Stephen.
City: Geneve.State: Switzerland
Certain leaders from Arab countries may not show, some "observers" of these no shows will attend. The driving force of Spain and France must be taken into account. Problems arising from illegal immigration are well in the forefront. The current recession in the above mentioned countries, the unemployment rate has risen and new ideas about repatriating legal foreigners with indeminity payments especially 1 million foreigners in Spain has been announced.My guess is that France and other EU countries will follow. This is not xenophobia, this is about keeping the born citizens off the dole.Current crude oil prices cannot be sustained. The EU Med summit is vital for all the parties. Is now a question of survival, the Arab countries need European expertise, they know that in 20 years oil will be replaced by hydrogen, electric and nuclear energy.