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Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani, right, greeting Saudi King Abdullah upon his arrival in Doha for Arab League summit.
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Arab League tells Israel: Accept Saudi initiative now or never
By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Arab League, Egypt 

Arab leaders in Qatar for the Arab League summit sent Israel an ultimatum Sunday: Accept the Saudi Peace Initiative or it will be rescinded.

The draft proposal of the statement states: "The peace initiative being proposed today will not be on offer for a long time. Arab commitment to this initiative is dependent on Israeli acceptance."

The draft proposal was formulated by the Arab foreign ministers, and will be presented to the Arab League's leaders Monday for approval.
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The wording is a compromise between the hardline Arab countries, mainly Syria and Qatar, and the moderates, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

Egypt is to be represented at the summit by a very low-level official after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit declined to participate, reportedly due to anger at Qatar for making overtures to Hamas. Egypt has demanded Qatar not invite Iranian President Mohammed Ahmadinejad to the summit, and stop its criticism of Egypt on the Al-Jazeera network, which began after Operation Cast Lead.

Most reports over the past week indicated that Ahmadinejad would not come to the summit, although he could still show up by surprise.

Sudan's president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, arrived in Qatar on Sunday despite a warrant for his arrest issued by the International Court of Justice in The Hague, on charges of involvement in the massacre of his countrymen in Darfur.

Palestinian Authority sources said they hoped the summit would not widen the breach among Palestinians, and called on Arab leaders to support the PLO and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

MK Ahmed Tibi (United Arab List-Ta'al) will be attending meetings associated with the summit. Speaking by phone from Doha, he told Haaretz that he had met with officials from Yemen and other Gulf countries. "My opinion, which is what I represent here, is that the international community must force Israel to accept the two-state solution and work to establish a Palestinian state, and if not, a diplomatic price should be paid," Tibi said.

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      1.   blowback 03:49  |  ron 30/03/09
      2.   Oooh big threats... who cares! 04:02  |  B 30/03/09
      3.   Never: the alternative is state suicide 04:12  |  J Donald 30/03/09
      4.   Sounds like nostalgia for the 3 no`s 04:17  |  J Donald 30/03/09
      5.   Its now or never 04:39  |  Arab Presley 30/03/09
      6.   What and who are they to give conditions to Israel? Amazing 04:43  |  Alfred 30/03/09
      7.   This proves Israel is too soft on Arabs. Dictating Coditions? 04:44  |  Alfre 30/03/09
      8.   Hypocritical Arabs oppose a Kurdish state 04:44  |  Ken Jurist 30/03/09
      9.   The Arab League keep forgetting where its mouth is ? 04:52  |  Akram Zekaria 30/03/09
      10.   I`ll take Jerusalem 04:53  |  Michael 30/03/09
      11.   Arab peace lie 04:54  |  Rav Harley 30/03/09
      12.   Israel Ought to Accept On Terms Omert Just Offered 04:54  |  Brad 30/03/09
      13.   whats the point? 04:56  |  johnj 30/03/09
      14.   On Behalf Of The State Of Israel... 05:09  |  Yosemite 30/03/09
      15.   I tell you what 05:11  |  Daniel 30/03/09
      16.   Comprehensive peace 05:20  |  Fair 30/03/09
      17.   Tibi a bit off on his information 05:29  |  MichaelF 30/03/09
      18.   Now or Never Peace 05:31  |  Brad 30/03/09
      19.   Take Your Arab Ultimatum And Shove It 05:32  |  Jeff Northridge 30/03/09
      20.   ITS A BAD DEAL FOR ISRAEL ANYWAY SO KEEP IT 05:40  |  zionist forever 30/03/09
      21.   Why don`t they worry about their own Arab and Muslim problems 05:42  |  Jon 30/03/09
      22.   Respond to the Israeli Initiative Now or its off the Table 05:44  |  Rambo 30/03/09
      23.   i pick never 05:47  |  vik 30/03/09
      24.   Omar Hassan al-Bashir 05:50  |  Fish 30/03/09
      25.   The Moment of Truth 05:53  |  Shimon Cleopas 30/03/09
      26.   From All Eternity 06:04  |  Shimon Cleopas 30/03/09
      27.   Israel has no intention of ever accepting Saudi initaitive 06:04  |  Natallie Durson 30/03/09
      28.   bla bla bla they want Israel to bend over barel 06:10  |  dudu 30/03/09
      29.   saudi initiative has no balls 06:11  |  real vision 30/03/09
      30.   Only Olmert buys into this crap 06:16  |  dudu 30/03/09
      31.   Tibi as Arab negotiator 06:18  |  R. Meir K. 30/03/09
      32.   No Peace Until Yathrib/Medina is Returned to the Jewish People 06:18  |  Ethan 30/03/09
      33.   Fish hypocrite 06:23  |  oc 30/03/09
      34.   This is scary very ugly looking days to come 06:34  |  C-Low 30/03/09
      35.   Haaretz is so lame they don`t even mention the deal`s details 06:40  |  John Doe 30/03/09
      36.   The REAL Arab ULTIMATUM - Jews must BECOME Arabs 06:46  |  CK Tan 30/03/09
      37.   SAUDI "PEACE" PLAN IS A DECLARATION OF WAR 06:54  |  G Marcus 30/03/09
      38.   Deja Vu 06:58  |  Colin Wright 30/03/09
      39.   Doha Summit must condemn Iran interference in Mideast affairs 06:58  |  Joseph.E 30/03/09
      40.   CK Tan, your ignorance today outdoes itself... 07:13  |  BBSNews 30/03/09
      41.   now or never? 07:16  |  rm 30/03/09
      42.   G Marcus, UN res`s ain`t a declaration of war... 07:18  |  BBSNews 30/03/09
      43.   The Arab League and peace 07:20  |  Jean Van Daem 30/03/09
      44.   oc - Do YOU approve of Omar Hassan al-Bashir? 07:22  |  Fish 30/03/09
      45.   Cemetery peace... 07:23  |  Niva dos Santos 30/03/09
      46.   Saudi Arabia a light onto Dictators, genocidal maniacs, taliban. 07:25  |  Baruch Gold 30/03/09
      47.   Nat`s note should be pinned on fridge`s thoughout America... 07:27  |  BBSNews 30/03/09
      48.   #10 Etan - check your history 07:31  |  Cynic #2 30/03/09
      49.   #14 oc 07:50  |  MR 30/03/09
      50.   Slaughtered and Beheaded, surely one or the other would surfice 07:52  |  Muslim 30/03/09
      51.   Israel rejects Peace 07:54  |  Mad Iranian 30/03/09
      52.   #10, RETURN YATHRIB/MEDINA BEFORE ANY PEACE 08:07  |  Shane 30/03/09
      53.   Arab league is preaching the wrong side 08:08  |  Sceptic 30/03/09
      54.   Arab league is preaching the wrong side 08:09  |  Sceptic 30/03/09
      55.   zionist entity misses every opportunity 08:25  |  Leon Rosgarten 30/03/09
      56.   where is clickfool, margie in tel aviv and ibrahim from Mi 08:40  |  Arab 30/03/09
      57.   Eretz Yisrael is for Eternity 08:50  |  Danny 30/03/09
      58.   Translation in English 08:56  |  Frank 30/03/09
      59.   #16 colin wright MAKES his own CHEAP threat 09:18  |  CK Tan 30/03/09
      60.   Two State Solution 09:21  |  Angela 30/03/09
      61.   Hamas rejected the Saudi initiative! 09:22  |  Realist 30/03/09
      62.   Ultimatums are unjust 09:29  |  JO 30/03/09
      63.   to # 10 Ethan 09:31  |  Return 30/03/09
      64.   CK Tan 09:32  |  Yosemite 30/03/09
      65.   Shimon the visual imagery is doing my head in 09:38  |  Peter Williams 30/03/09
      66.   Typical Arab arrogance arrogance arrogance 09:39  |  Ravi Shankar 30/03/09
      67.   To C-Low #12 This is very scary... 09:42  |  Colin Wright 30/03/09
      68.   Just A Good Song 09:42  |  Yosemite 30/03/09
      69.   To dudu #6 `bla bla bla...` 09:44  |  Colin Wright 30/03/09
      70.   At last Nuttily spouts something we can agree with @#5 09:47  |  Ari ben Yisrael 30/03/09
      71.   Arab league is preaching the wrong side 09:50  |  Sceptic 30/03/09
      72.   Arab league is preaching the wrong side 09:50  |  Sceptic 30/03/09
      73.   Notice something? 09:50  |  Colin Wright 30/03/09
      74.   Arab league is preaching the wrong side 09:51  |  Sceptic 30/03/09
      75.   Natallie Durson 09:53  |  ff 30/03/09
      76.   THESE ARAB`S DESPOTS ARE RIGHT 09:56  |  indrajaya 30/03/09
      77.   Crusader state. Israel will limp on for 100 years, then maybe go. 09:56  |  Michael 30/03/09
      78.   Israel should say Arabs choose peace or war now!! 09:57  |  arthur 30/03/09
      79.   Ultimatums as Arab diplomatic efficiency 10:00  |  allang 30/03/09
      80.   Arab League should ask Hamas to accept its peace initiative 10:04  |  Daniel Leopold 30/03/09
      81.   #15 G. Marcus 10:11  |  Jim 30/03/09
      82.   Leon Rosgarten-#17-the opportunity to commit collective suicide 10:13  |  Daniel Leopold 30/03/09
      83.   what about accept a peace once for all 10:16  |  cesare 30/03/09
      84.   Ultimatums as Arab diplomacy [2] 10:17  |  allang 30/03/09
      85.   Michael in the UK 10:20  |  rich 30/03/09
      86.   #25 Skeptic 10:26  |  Jim 30/03/09
      87.   What a LAUGH! Rosgarten #17: Israel missed the 3 NO`s initiative! 10:40  |  S 30/03/09
      88.   #26 Colin Wright 10:42  |  Jim 30/03/09
      89.   Ready for a small game, Colin from California? 10:45  |  Sceptic 30/03/09
      90.   Colin Wright #24 10:47  |  S 30/03/09
      91.   A total disgrace 10:52  |  Elliott 30/03/09
      92.   MAKE NUKES FIRST, THEN MAKE A THREAT 10:54  |  indrajaya 30/03/09
      93.   Enough silly ultimatums. How about recognizing Israel?? 11:17  |  Kenny 30/03/09
      94.   It`s now or never 11:26  |  Matty Groves 30/03/09
      95.   Rich 36. You`re missing the point entirely, 11:31  |  Michael 30/03/09
      96.   They bring in Bashir from Sudan 11:54  |  Allon 30/03/09
      97.   #27 colin wright - notice your HYPOCRISY? 11:56  |  CK Tan 30/03/09
      98.   #39 Jim and indigenous people 11:57  |  Urani Diot 30/03/09
      99.   It`s now or never.. 12:01  |  Elvis P. 30/03/09
      100.   44#crazy Islamist from Indonesia 12:21  |  Allon 30/03/09
      101.   Entirely appropriate shot across the bow of Israeli land piracy 12:46  |  Ivar 30/03/09
      102.   Saudi Initiative = Retreat to 67 lines = Grads on Gush Dan 12:50  |  Tomer 30/03/09
      103.   Iran-hysteria 12:57  |  Huegelsberger Joachi 30/03/09
      104.   Whats with Qatar, ..? 13:13  |  Stephen. 30/03/09
      105.   Absolutely correct, Natalie Durson, #5. Enough hypocrisy already 13:17  |  Ivar 30/03/09
      106.   #50.Michael. Do you really see the picture.? 13:34  |  Stephen. 30/03/09
      107.   #DUDU!!! 13:38  |  SUNDAY 30/03/09
      108.   Now or Never? 13:45  |  Mark Lincoln 30/03/09
      109.   israel is controlled by a bunch of idiots! 14:00  |  eric 30/03/09
      110.   Arab People tell Arab Leaders: Hold Elections!!!! 14:09  |  Nour 30/03/09
      111.   well said Dudu!! 14:15  |  shimon_Of_Sydney 30/03/09
      112.   resistance to a new holocaust 14:21  |  DISRAELI 30/03/09
      113.   Shimon Cleopas #3 part 1 14:24  |  Steve 30/03/09
      114.   Shimon Cleopas #3 part2 14:27  |  Steve 30/03/09
      115.   Then It`s "Never" Which Is The Same Answer As Last Time 14:33  |  Jeff Northridge 30/03/09
      116.   Stick your ultimatum where the sun don`t shine 14:42  |  Joe Frazier 30/03/09
      117.   I think I know which answer Israel prefers 14:55  |  jens 30/03/09
      118.   Leon Rosgarten 15:02  |  17 30/03/09
      119.   #1 Vic You got it! 15:03  |  Petra 30/03/09
      120.   # 16 Colin stick to cleaning toilets 15:05  |  petra 30/03/09
      121.   #47 Indy...most people respond poorly 15:09  |  Lynn 30/03/09
      122.   32 Kingdom of Heaven ? 15:10  |  Ardi 30/03/09
      123.   # 46 Elliott Not one credible arab "leader" not one. 15:11  |  petra 30/03/09
      124.   Matty Groves `it`s now or never` 15:14  |  petra 30/03/09
      125.   Matty Groves # 49 It`s Been "Now Or Never" Since 2002 15:23  |  Jeff Northridge 30/03/09
      126.   @Urani 15:23  |  had enough 30/03/09
      127.   Ahmad Tibi Is Correct 15:26  |  Yaakov Sullivan 30/03/09
      128.   Obama and the Saudi Initiative 15:27  |  Yaakov Sullivan 30/03/09
      129.   DOES the Saudi Plan come with Persian & their puppets compliance? 15:39  |  PETER SM 30/03/09
      130.   # 50 Michael UK - missing point 15:44  |  17 30/03/09
      131.   too many land.... 15:51  |  Caleb 30/03/09
      132.   Yes, yes, no, no, fine! 16:26  |  fritz t. 30/03/09
      133.   To Michael in UK - So Is That The Same For... 16:28  |  Eli 30/03/09
      134.   Israel must not take threat to survive! 16:39  |  Caleb 30/03/09
      135.   C-Low 16:39  |  Persian Kitty 30/03/09
      136.   Michael UK 16:45  |  17 30/03/09
      137.   Eli 55 You support Israel, but don`t think ethnicity important? 16:47  |  Michael 30/03/09
      138.   nothing to wrap 16:54  |  Caleb 30/03/09
      139.   17. Things look different from NYC. 17:01  |  Michael 30/03/09
      140.   Half serious answer to #41 Jim 17:01  |  Sceptic 30/03/09
      141.   Let`s hope... 17:10  |  utagawa 30/03/09
      142.   Eli from Totonto 17:12  |  Persian Kitty 30/03/09
      143.   I`m still trying to figure out if the Saudi`s latest harrange is 17:20  |  Jacob Blues 30/03/09
      144.   Urani Diot (??!!!) 17:28  |  Persian Kitty 30/03/09
      145.   The Emir of Qatar bears a remarkable similarity 17:45  |  Philip 30/03/09
      146.   Let`s get this straight 17:47  |  Jackie 30/03/09
      147.   Israel Has Never Accepted the Saudi Proposal 17:56  |  Yaakov Sullivan 30/03/09
      148.   Jim from Tennessee jas no idea 17:59  |  Jackie 30/03/09
      149.   #5 Natalie poster girl for Iran and war 18:01  |  Big Sur 30/03/09
      150.   #18 Mr. Rosegarten 18:04  |  Big Sur 30/03/09
      151.   First maybe they would let the IRCC into secret of Gilad Shalit? 18:04  |  lily 30/03/09
      152.   #47 Indrayaja I hear Pakistan is with Nukes and threatens Jakarta 18:10  |  Big Sur 30/03/09
      153.   # 50 Michael , simple answer, It is our Jewish Homeland 18:14  |  Big Sur 30/03/09
      154.   Michael 32 the Crusader occupation lasted 200 years 18:29  |  Realist 30/03/09
      155.   ABBAS`S PLO, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, United to DESTROY ISRAEL 18:31  |  Linda Rivera 30/03/09
      156.   "It·s now or never" kiss me mah dahling..! 18:38  |  Stephen. 30/03/09
      157.   66 Big Sor. Simple answer. It won`t survive unless it changes. 18:39  |  Michael 30/03/09
      158.   Leon has a new fan. Big Sur, you need to reread Leon`s posts 18:40  |  Jacob Blues 30/03/09
      159.   ALL STOLEN JEWISH LAND & Property Must be Returned to Jews 18:47  |  Linda Rivera 30/03/09
      160.   NEVER- level Damascus- Isaiah 17 19:13  |  Derek 30/03/09
      161.   Non-Realist 67 19:20  |  Michael 30/03/09
      162.   66 What is a christian Muslim ? never 19:20  |  Ardi 30/03/09
      163.   69 Arab war of agression 1967 19:33  |  Ardi 30/03/09
      164.   I did Notice Something about Colin Wrong#30 19:51  |  Alan 30/03/09
      165.   So Big Sur--Israel is not a democracy 19:52  |  Alec 30/03/09
      166.   So Big Sur--Israel is not a democracy 3rd try 19:55  |  Alec 30/03/09
      167.   To Ardi and Others - An Honest Question about 67 20:09  |  Eli 30/03/09
      168.   Response to Linda Rivera 20:45  |  Muslim 30/03/09
      169.   YOU JUST CANNOT GET THE SERVILITY THAT YOU USED TO GET 20:56  |  Ian 30/03/09
      170.   Michael (#50) Wow really 21:07  |  Gil 30/03/09
      171.   To Natallie Durson (# 5). 21:26  |  flyingdoc57 30/03/09
      172.   Daniel Leopold...has grown exceedingly racist and rejectionist. 21:28  |  Ibrahim 30/03/09
      173.   response to response 21:35  |  More accurate 30/03/09
      174.   If Islamists truly wanted peace, the offer`d be indefinite. EOM 22:00  |  Robert 30/03/09
      175.   DICTATORS ONLY KNOW HOW TO DICTATE 22:04  |  Ian 30/03/09
      176.   #5 Natalie Dursen 22:07  |  Hilda 30/03/09
      177.   #72 Muslim 22:15  |  Big Sur 30/03/09
      178.   Ethan: I suggest you don`t look at Jewish history 22:15  |  AT 30/03/09
      179.   This is a no brainer. The answer is "never". 22:23  |  Chaim 30/03/09
      180.   To Muslim 22:24  |  utagawa 30/03/09
      181.   To Muslim #72 - Your Thoughts Please 22:31  |  Eli 30/03/09
      182.   Let us be historically and lawfully correct, Ardi from Vienna 22:45  |  Sceptic 30/03/09
      183.   arab league 22:49  |  leila 30/03/09
      184.   Arab League tells Israel 22:54  |  carol 30/03/09
      185.   We are committed to a 2 states solution for 15 years 22:58  |  Dani 30/03/09
      186.   Response to Muslim 23:01  |  Sceptic 30/03/09
      187.   To Natalie Durson and the like 23:11  |  dovvod 30/03/09
      188.   #18 Leon Rosgarten 23:21  |  dovvod 30/03/09
      189.   #30 Colin Wright 23:30  |  dovvod 30/03/09
      190.   #32 Michael. Your posting is a revelation 23:33  |  dovvod 30/03/09
      191.   Arab ultimatum, just in time to `greet` Bibi 23:45  |  TonyL 30/03/09
      192.   Saudi plot thickens 23:53  |  peter 30/03/09
      193.   66, simply not so - Pals have ancestral & historical priority 00:11  |  Ivar 31/03/09
      194.   Enough silly ultimatums. How about recognizing Israel?? 00:14  |  r cummings 31/03/09
      195.   Saudis-Accept Human & Religous Rights-NOW 00:16  |  Darian 31/03/09
      196.   #10 Ethan-- Your correct 00:19  |  Don Rosenberg 31/03/09
      197.   Two-Face 00:29  |  Salty 31/03/09
      198.   Realist; 67 00:36  |  Lomo 31/03/09
      199.   Never.Never.Never.Never EVER,EVER...GET IT YOU LOT? 00:39  |  Israel my Love 31/03/09
      200.   To Colin The Who Pontificates and knows BULL! 00:55  |  Whiskey 31/03/09
      201.   For Realist Who is being VERY REALISTIC! .. 01:06  |  Whiskey 31/03/09
      202.   better never than much later 01:06  |  lev 31/03/09
      203.   Angela 01:22  |  Iain 31/03/09
      204.   Memo to Arab League: Israel prefers Palestinian land over peace 01:50  |  peacelover 31/03/09
      205.   Notice something? 02:21  |  Colin Wright 31/03/09
      206.   Or what? Let me guess.... 02:28  |  JP 31/03/09
      207.   Muslim 98 02:38  |  ChanahS 31/03/09
      208.   PeaceLover, how ignorant are you? 03:02  |  Aaron 31/03/09
      209.   BSNews spewing the usual ignorance 03:07  |  SDHD 31/03/09
      210.   Israel should ignore arab blackmailing 03:07  |  Moishe Foxman 31/03/09
      211.   BSNews and hyperbole about terrorism 03:09  |  SDHD 31/03/09
      212.   Another blunder... 04:17  |  Webster 31/03/09
      213.   Everyone loves getting an ultimatum 04:48  |  newageblues 31/03/09
      214.   25~ N. Durson: Palestine is the Kaaba worshipped by all liars. 04:51  |  Akram Zekaria 31/03/09
      215.   DRIVEL.Without Iran that funds & leads the confrontation 05:32  |  PETER SM 31/03/09
      216.   MEMO to peace lover Pal government does not accept peace 05:34  |  PETER SM 31/03/09
      217.   Another day another bigoted BBSNews post 05:50  |  allang 31/03/09
      218.   Ultimatum came 7 years too late 07:01  |  Joe 31/03/09
      219.   Israel sees HAMAS & HEZB. NOW! Israe; will NEVER accept them! 07:43  |  Vittorio 31/03/09
      220.   #110..Joe 08:35  |  Malone 31/03/09
      221.   Stop pushing the arabs. 08:47  |  Asim Khan 31/03/09
      222.   Accept Israeli initiative now! 09:44  |  Ralph 31/03/09
      223.   They are all Big Brother the day they are born ! 10:10  |  Akram Zekaria 31/03/09
      224.   BBS=Baloney, more Baloney & Salami News- 11:59  |  a voice 31/03/09
      225.   Asim Khan 12:09  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 31/03/09
      226.   What do the words Umm Al-Amal, Muslim, 12:22  |  Sceptic 31/03/09
      227.   #20, Rambo, what Israeli initiative you talking about? 16:31  |  newageblues 31/03/09
      228.   Malon to Jpe Who Still Thinks with his Wrong Feelings. 18:02  |  Benny 31/03/09
      229.   #151 DRIVEL.You`ve said it Peter SM.Beating their heads against 18:09  |  Benny 31/03/09
      230.   # 68 the laugh`s on you and israel, "S" 21:33  |  eric 31/03/09
      231.   Why listen to Saudi Arabia or any Arab nation? 15:13  |  John Allen 05/04/09
      232.   Partnership with Russia. Hum. 15:20  |  John Allen 05/04/09
      233.   International law. 15:29  |  John Allen 05/04/09
      234.   eric #230 about the 3 NO`s 19:10  |  S 05/04/09
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