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Arab League Chief: Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process May Fail

   VOA News 27 March 2010
   Arab  League  Secretary-General Amr Moussa talks with an aide ahead of
   the  opening session of the Arab League Summit in Sirte, Libya, 27 Mar
   2010

Photo: AP

   Arab  League  Secretary-General Amr Moussa talks with an aide ahead of
   the  opening session of the Arab League Summit in Sirte, Libya, 27 Mar
   2010

   The   Arab  League  chief  says  Arab  states  must  prepare  for  the
   possibility  that  peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians may
   be a complete failure.
   The  league's  secretary-general,  Amr Moussa, made the remarks during
   his  opening address at a summit of Arab nations in the Libyan city of
   Sirte Saturday.
   The Israeli-Palestinian crisis tops the agenda for the two-day summit.
   U.N.  Secretary-General  Ban Ki-moon addressed the league Saturday and
   urged members to support efforts to move the peace process forward.
   Mr.  Ban  urged the foreign ministers to present positive proposals to
   help  resolve core issues between Israelis and Palestinians.  He said
   negotiations are the only way to reach a two-state solution.
   The  United  States has offered to mediate indirect Israeli-Arab peace
   talks.   But  the  effort  has been hampered by Israel's announcement
   that it plans to build 1,600 new homes for Jewish settlers in occupied
   East  Jerusalem.  Palestinians claim East Jerusalem as the capital of
   a future state.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.

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