I really don’t tire of saying “I told you so” on Israel-related issues, because unfortunately, this glass-half-full girl sees a half-empty glass when she looks at Israel’s prospects of peace.
Reuters reports that the Arab League will not make the requested changes. Let’s see how long it takes AP to play catch-up.
RIYADH, March 26 (Reuters) – Arab foreign ministers agreed on Monday to relaunch at their summit this week a five-year-old initiative for peace with Israel but without any of the alterations sought by the Jewish state.
“The Arabs have agreed to reactivate the Arab initiative without changes. We reiterated that all Arab nations will adhere to the initiative as it is,” Abdelelah al-Khatib told Reuters after a meeting of Arab foreign ministers in the Saudi capital.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari told Reuters the plan would be presented to the United Nations and the Quartet of Middle East peace brokers for their endorsement.
The 2002 peace plan to be reendorsed at the March 28-29 summit by heads of state offers Israel normal ties with all Arab states in return for full withdrawal from all land occupied in the 1967 Middle East war.
A draft text of the resolutions obtained by Reuters reiterates a call “to all Israelis to accept the initiative and seize the current opportunity to return to the direct and serious negotiating process at all levels.”
Now, how will this be spun by the media? By blaming Israel’s refusal to negotiate with the Arabs. Watch for it.