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Arab League chief: Mideast summit shouldn't favor Israel

By Associated Press

Arab League chief Amr Moussa warned Wednesday that the Mideast fall peace conference proposed by U.S. President George W. Bush should not favor Israel in its pursuit of a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

At a meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo, Moussa accused Israel of trying to strip the conference of any meaning, saying Israeli leaders have so far not committed to discussing definitive issues like the borders of a proposed Palestinian state and the return of refugees.

Moussa said it was imperative that the fall summit should not be a meaningless and useless political demonstration which would only serve to maintain the status quo

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The meeting in Cairo on Wednesday's aim was to reach a unified Arab stand before the conference, expected to be held in Washington in November.

U.S. allies Saudi Arabia and Egypt have expressed concern that Washington is unprepared for the summit.

On Tuesday, Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak warned it should not be another lost chance like to previous meetings, and Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit said only a well-defined agenda could ensure the conference's success.

Arabs are pushing for an initial framework agreement on main issues by the Palestinians and the Israelis ahead of the conference. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is also expected in the Middle East later this
month to try to get the sides to agree on an outline for a future peace agreement ahead of the U.S.-sponsored conference.

On Wednesday in Cairo, the ministers of the 21-member League states and the Palestinian Authority also discussed Iraq, Lebanon and other conflicts in the region.

On Iraq, Moussa called for talks between Arab countries and Iran over the war-torn country, while dismissing fears that the regime in Tehran would step in to fill a power vacuum in Iraq in the case of U.S. troop withdrawal.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad last week said such a vacuum is imminent and that Iran was ready to help fill the gap. The Iranian leader also suggested Iran should cooperate with neighbors such as Saudi Arabia, to fill the vacuum. Sunni Arab countries are concerned about what they see as Iran's meddling in Iraq, especially its close ties to the Shiite-led government in Baghdad.

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1.	For Arabs it`s all take and no give	17:15	\|	Sam	05/09/07

2.	I wish to ask Amr Moussa and like minded people: Does the	17:17	\|	Avihu	05/09/07

3.	Arab League= Terrorist Organization making demands	17:24	\|	Tal	05/09/07

4.	Arab countries ...........	17:34	\|	Lynn	05/09/07

5.	Israel	17:43	\|	Shana	05/09/07

6.	Hurting Israel is the only policy arabs are ever united over	17:55	\|	zionist forever	05/09/07

7.	To zionist forever	18:13	\|	Checker	05/09/07

8.	No reason for alarm...	18:30	\|	Victor	05/09/07

9.	Isnt he embarrased already???	18:40	\|	SLAVO	05/09/07

10.	Shana it takes two to make a border	18:40	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	05/09/07

11.	hopeless...	18:44	\|	ravi	05/09/07

12.	Shana vs. Margie in Tel Aviv regarding borders	18:58	\|	Avihu	05/09/07

13.	We do not think it is!	19:09	\|	Lisen	05/09/07

14.	Arab League: Response to Avihu & Tal	19:19	\|	G Green	05/09/07

15.	Israel needs to call off the summit and...	19:20	\|	bf	05/09/07

16.	margie....borders as israel defines them	19:39	\|	ravi	05/09/07

17.	Zionist who Agrees With Moussa	19:42	\|	dyinglikeflies	05/09/07

18.	SUMMIT SHOULD FAVOR PEACE	20:20	\|	Mark of Lewiston	05/09/07

19.	Shana # 5	20:27	\|	Lynn	05/09/07

20.	ARAB LEAGUE & IRAN ON IRAQ	20:33	\|	Mark of Lewiston	05/09/07

21.	Actually Avihu (#2) the Jews have no more	20:52	\|	spyguy	05/09/07

22.	G Green, Are you writing from Israel? If so, please identify your	21:02	\|	Avihu	05/09/07

23.	Ravi and borders	21:06	\|	Dina	05/09/07

24.	#1, Sam	21:25	\|	Hannah	05/09/07

25.	#16-ravi ravi ravi	21:26	\|	peter	05/09/07

26.	The Arabs always try to get everything for nothing or worse:	21:28	\|	Uzi	05/09/07

27.	Workable plan for painless end of the Israeli occupation:	21:32	\|	Uzi	05/09/07

28.	To # 18 Well said. The Summit should favor the interest of booth	21:36	\|	Simon Mohammed	05/09/07

29.	Looks Like More "Agreements To Agree" BS	22:32	\|	chet	05/09/07

30.	Simon and Mark both well said	23:05	\|	Lynn	05/09/07

31.	Rubinstein and his friends	23:08	\|	Rafael	05/09/07

32.	AS ARISTOTLE ONCE SAID;	23:13	\|	eymanamen	05/09/07

33.	Hannah	23:15	\|	Sam	05/09/07

34.	at least arafat was not a layer	00:52	\|	go for the trought	06/09/07

35.	28 Simon Mohammed - Any Compromise	06:36	\|	Mark of Lewiston	06/09/07

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